Indonesia will cooperate with Jordan to grow wheat at home

Indonesia is set to partner with Jordan to trial wheat planting in an effort to decrease the country's reliance on imported wheat. The collaboration, marked by an agricultural cooperation agreement between the two nations, will encompass the exchange of agricultural information, technology, and water management practices. Jordan's advanced irrigation system and high wheat production make it a valuable partner for Indonesia. If successful, this initiative could significantly reduce Indonesia's need to import wheat.

Indonesia will collaborate with Jordan on wheat planting trials to reduce the shipments of the commodity from abroad, a minister said here on Thursday (April 17). Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman made the statement after accompanying President Prabowo Subianto in visiting Jordan and other nations. He signed an agreement on agricultural cooperation with his Jordanian counterpart Khaled Huneifat on Tuesday. “We just arrived from a visit accompanying the president to Jordan. We will strengthen our cooperation with Jordan,” Amran told a press conference at his office. He said that Indonesia will cooperate with Jordan in exchanging information and technology in the sectors of agriculture and plantation, and water management. The minister said that Jordan has agreed to assist Indonesia in cultivating wheat because the Middle East country has a good irrigation system, which produces abundant wheat. “We have invited experts from Jordan,” Amran said. “We have ...