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Indonesia prioritises modern, sustainable agriculture

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said conducting census every five years is necessary to improve the effectiveness of sustainable agricultural development instead of the previous ten-year census.
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Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said conducting census everyfive years is necessary to improve the effectiveness of sustainableagricultural development instead of the previous ten-year census.

Addressing the Agricultural Census Conference 2023 inJakarta on May 15, Widodo said the cost of conducting the agricultural censusis approximately 3,000 billion rupiah (around 200 million USD). This cost isdeemed acceptable to establish a modern and up-to-date agricultural sector inIndonesia. Therefore, reducing the duration of the agricultural census isreasonable.

The last population census was conducted a decade ago. This extended gap is too long considering the yearly changing conditions,while government decisions still rely on data from ten years ago.

He also called upon all stakeholders in the agriculturalsector to ensure the success of the census, which will be conducted from June1 to July 30./. 

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