Global Initiatives

International Visitors

Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia

A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia including Deputy Minister of Mechanization Expert Dr. Sam Herodian, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, lecturers from Agricultural Polytechnic College of Indonesia, and staff of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Japan visited NARO on October 31, 2018. They met with Dr. Masumi Katsuta (Vice-President for Strategy・Evaluation) and other NARO staff for an exchange of views on dissemination and education of research results. The Director-General of the Institute of Agricultural Machinery, NARO (IAM/NARO) gave a presentation on smart agriculture and actively exchanged opinions. They also visited the Tsukuba Agricultural Research Hall for an overview of NARO's R&D activities.


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