Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto highlighted the significance of analysis downstreaming and matching fund schemes between universities and regional industries, making certain that analysis outcomes prolong past publications and are reworked into sensible options.
“The Ministry invites all universities to strengthen research based on local needs and to expand partnerships with local governments, businesses, and communities. Through collaboration and appropriate technology, villages will not only become production centers but also sources of innovation for a sustainable future,” Brian stated in an announcement obtained in Jakarta on Sunday.
Echoing that view, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Fauzan stated that food security shouldn’t be solely about manufacturing capability, but in addition in regards to the capacity to innovate, emphasizing that collaboration between universities, business, and communities is key to sustaining the nation’s food resilience.
One such initiative supported by the ministry is the Central Java Vocational College Consortium (PTV), which organized the 2025 Central Java Berdikari Harvest Festival underneath the theme “Innovation Stage: Appropriate Technology and Multi-Stakeholder Synergy for a Sustainable Future,” held in Semarang on Thursday (Nov 6).
Chair of the Central Java PTV Consortium Kurnianingsih stated that by means of the occasion, the consortium seeks to strengthen partnership ecosystems and promote innovation primarily based on regional potential.
The initiative has produced downstreamed analysis merchandise which were adopted by numerous industries and micro, small, and medium enterprises.
“Vocational universities play a vital role in ensuring that appropriate technological innovations can be applied immediately. We not only conduct research but also assist villages in implementing and independently developing these innovations,” she stated.
According to the Central Java Statistics Agency (BPS), 42.01 p.c of farmers within the province in 2023 had been aged 43 years or older, whereas millennial farmers accounted for 18.78 p.c and Generation Z farmers for less than 0.96 p.c. The company additionally reported that using digital expertise within the agricultural sector remained under 20 p.c of complete agricultural enterprises.
The identical report confirmed that the variety of agricultural companies in Central Java in 2023 reached 4,366,317 items, a decline of 13.21 p.c in contrast with a decade earlier, when the determine stood at 5,031,033.
The growing older farming inhabitants, restricted technological capability, and decline in agricultural enterprises pose challenges to regenerating and reworking manufacturing techniques to turn into extra environment friendly and adaptive to local weather change.
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