Commission IV of the DPR Kunker to China teaches the problem of depreciation of agricultural land

Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission IV, Alex Inra Lukman, said that Indonesia and China, both have problems with the depreciation of agricultural land due to land conversion. China overcomes the problem of their food security by developing the concept of vertical agriculture, accompanied by the use of progress in information technology or smart farming. It was transferred by Alex during a working visit to China Thursday (5/22). Alex said China with topographic and climatic factors has only an area suitable for farming about 10 percent of the total land surface. Meanwhile, says Alex, in Indonesia in the period 2013-2019, Paddy Fields has shrunk 300,000 hectares based on BPS data. According to him, Indonesia can learn from China related to the method. Browse to continue with the content “China that overcomes the problem of their food security by developing the concept of vertical agriculture is accompanied by the use of information technology advance (smart farming),” says Alex. Alex said this issue could be developed by RI from farmers’ innovations in West Sumatra that found cheap rice fields (SPM). This innovation is expected to focus on efforts to reduce farmers’ expenses. “It has been proven that this SPM innovation produces production results that correspond to the farming system that needs maintenance costs. Unfortunately, the innovations of farmers in West Sumatra are not supported by the government with in-depth research funded by the state as Chinese with its CAAs,” he said. Kunker to China was attended by the chairman of the House of Representatives Commission IV, Titiek Soharto, along with 15 members of the China Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Caas) in Beijing City. The visit to the clever vertical farming building run by Caas is aimed at studying the intelligent vertical agricultural technology they have developed as part of modern agricultural strategies in urban areas. In that occasion, the delegation of the House of Representatives Commission IV received an exposition of the automation system, the use of IOT (Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology in plant management and the efficiency of soil and water use in this vertical agricultural system. “President Prabowo Subianto with his military background certainly understands the prophetic expression of the first president of Indonesia, Sukarno; ‘Food is the life of a people’, delivered to the lying of the first stone of the construction of the Faculty of Agricultural Building at the University of Indonesia in Bogor, April 27, 1952,” Alex said. “This expression highlights the importance of food for the sustainability and progress of a people. Adequate food and guaranteed are key to developing a healthy, strong and independent nation as the core of Asta Cita President Prabowo,” he continued. Alex suggested that different research institutions are responsible for the agricultural sector to do research. This is expected to contribute to the acceleration of improving the quality of life of Indonesian farmers. “Western Sumatra farmers with the SPM method is one of the innovations to be supported by in-depth research. If the country is not present in the midst of farmers, the prophetic sentence of Bung Karno is the life of a people, it is important to think,” Alex said. “Commission IV of the Indonesian Parliament is currently discussing the review of the Food Act, where the lung is directly chaired by the Chairman of the Commission IV, Ms. (DWR/WHN) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here