Cadre of Youth Farmers of West Java Made Campfire
On Sunday, 8 July 2012, around four hundred participants of the Training Course for Kader Tani Pemuda (Katimu – Cadre of Youth Farmers) of West Java made campfire on the field in front of the Rector of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) building. IPB Rector, Prof. Dr. Ir. Herry Suhardiyanto, M.Sc together with Aster Kodam III / 3rd Military Command (Kodam) Siliwangi symbolically set the fire, then followed by representative of the participants.
In his remarks, Rector of IPB suggested, "Cadre of Youth Farmers who have attended the training course at IPB, I am pretty sure that the course you have attended is not all that you need, but it might be the beginning for you to learn how to improve your competencies and knowledge on agriculture". Rector stated, "Please be informed that Bogor Agricultural Institute is always ready to share its experiences and expertises with you. All the University communities are ready to cooperate with you to develop our agriculture. "
At this special event, two representatives of the participants expressed their impressions while they have been undertaking the course. "It’s really an honor for us to participate such a grand event, an important event, where we are trained to improve our personel development and knowledge. As we understand that science is very important for our life. Life without science is blind, and science won’t be bene ficial if it is not being practiced, " said Bryan as the participant from Ciamis. Bryan also expected, "that in future we should always be guided, nurtured and facilitated for us to sustainance".
Inggit Amini of Sukabumi, one of the female participants expressed her impressions, "we may proud to say, thank God that female are also being given opportunity to participate in such course, even our total number are very small, only four, but it’s OK, our spirit is the spirit of 45. We have passed together with them, ups and downs, thank God we are able to manage the harmony ", said Inggit Amini. Inggit also expressed her sincere thanks to colleagues participants for their cooperation, and she hope they should be able to cooperate together, as their cooperatio won’t be ended ap to this session only". (Wied).
