World Bank Encourages Investment In Agricultural Productivity

NUSA Dua - Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste, East Asia and Pacific World Bank, Marijuana Turk said that at a time when global food sector stability was disrupted due to climate change, it was important to invest in driving agricultural productivity.

According to fire, investment can reduce the impact of losses and open opportunities to increase production by building a variety of infrastructures with modern technology and other supporting infrastructure.

"It is important to invest in agricultural productivity drivers. We have suggested that research and counseling are an important field to pay attention to," he said at the Indonesia International Rice Conference event held in Nusa Dua, Bali, quoted Friday, September 19.

She said that her party opened the door to countries that want funding to invest in the agricultural sector and offer Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technology which is claimed to be successfully adopted in Indonesia.

For information, CSA has been tested in 10 provinces in Indonesia, the results of which have increased productivity by 20 percent so that it has succeeded in increasing farmers' income and reducing methane emissions by an average of 37 percent.

"We want to help the government raise funds for the agricultural sector as much as possible, and take advantage of new technology to encourage productivity growth in the agricultural sector," he said.

In addition, fire reminded that the agricultural sector is haunted by a number of challenges in the future, especially in rice commodities, so it requires collaboration, innovation, and a strong sustainable commitment.