"The cooperation will cover three years from April 2011 to March 2014 at a cost of US$330,000. The aid funds are managed by KOICA Project Managing Consultant (PMC) of South Korea with the supervision of foreign cooperation division of the Indonesian Agriculture Ministry," he explained.
According to the vice governor, to conduct active monitoring of the South Korean assistance pilot project in the former peat land development locations, the provincial administration would set up an integrated team that will escort an active role in guiding and monitoring the farmer groups in the village who were selected to serve as a model pilot group of farmers in other villages.
"To support the program, South Korea PMC KOICA will provide training on more advanced agricultural technology, irrigation systems as well as marketing systems like the ones in South Korea," Achmad noted.
He added, the training was given to the administration and village officials as well as the farmer groups who were expected to increase knowledge and ultimately could be applied in the regions concerned.
"The goal of the project is to conduct a feasibility study on the suitability of land for the cultivation of food crops, providing recommendations on the development of agricultural resources, carrying out pilot projects for food crops cultivation, improving human resource capacity in agriculture, particularly for the farmers and the field workers in the field of aquaculture, processing and marketing," Achmad explained.
He continued, the scope of the project is to survey the feasibility study of food crops resource use, training for the farmers in South Korea as well as the pilot project in the form of demonstration plots in the pilot area in Kapuas and Pulang Pisau districts.
"The monitoring and accompaniment of this cooperation project are jointly carried out between the Ministry of Agriculture and Central Kalimantan administration through Agriculture and Animal Husbandry office of Central Kalimantan."
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