Percepat Tanam Lahan CSR, Kementan Siapkan Mahasiswa dan Siswa SMK Pertanian ke Lapangan
Millennial Farmers Development are the Target of Indonesia`s SMKPPN Banjarbaru
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Banjarbaru, Kalsel (B2B) - Upaya mempercepat regenerasi petani dan penguatan kapasitas sumber daya manusia (SDM) pertanian terus dilakukan. Badan Penyuluhan dan Pengembangan SDM Pertanian (BPPSDMP) melalui SMK-PP Negeri Banjarbaru kembali menggelar Millennial Agriculture Forum (MAF) Volume 7 Edisi 14, Sabtu (4/4/2026).
Banjarbaru of South Borneo [B2B] - The role of agricultural vocational education in Indonesia such as the the Agricultural Development Polytechnic or the Polbangtan/SMKPPN to support Indonesian Agriculture Ministry seeks to maximize its efforts to produce millennial entrepreneur.
The objective of the Indonesia Agriculture Ministry is to increase production and productivity, increasing farmers´ knowledge and skills in implementing climate smart agriculture, reducing the risk of crop failure, reduce the effect of greenhouse gases, and increase the income of farmers in irrigated areas and swamp areas.
Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that the government´s commitment to developing agriculture, especially in the development of advanced, independent and modern agricultural human resources.
“The goal is to increase the income of farming families and ensure national food security. Farmer regeneration is a commitment that we must immediately realize," Minister Sulaiman said.
He stated that increasing farmers´ knowledge and skills in implementing climate smart agriculture, reducing the risk of crop failure, reducing the greenhouse gas effect and increasing farmers´ income in irrigated areas and swamp areas.
He reminded about the important role of vocational education, to produce millennial farmers who have an entrepreneurial spirit.
"Through vocational education, we connect campuses with industry so that Polbangtan graduates meet their needs and are ready for new things," Sulaiman said.
