Nagan Raya,Aceh (Aentenews)– A team of Japanese researchers met with Nagan Raya District head, Teuku Raja Keumangan in the Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh and the researchers wished to develop the research on oilpalm plantation in the region.
The Japanese researchers, Dr. Yuta Hara, assistant Professor of Tohoku University and Dr. Kenji Nagasaka, the Tohoku Professional Agriculture and Forestry University, over the weekend, expressed their commitment to joinly improve the research with Aceh’s Unsyiah University and the National Innovation Agency (BRIN) on the oilpalm plantation.
Results of the research will become tangible contribution especially for oilpalm plantation in the region, the Nagan Raya district head, Keumangan quoting Dr. Yuta Hara as saying.
“We hope, results of the research will become a scientific recommendation and beneficial to support plantation development,” Yuta Hara said.
Meanwhile, Dr. Kenji Nagasaka said his team decided Nagan Raya as the research location due to its huge potentials for plantation purpose.
The Nagan Raya regent also highly appreciated the Japan’s Tohoku University as well as the researching partners over the scientific recommendation for the oilpalm plantation development.
In addition, Keumangan also thanked the Unsyiah University and BRIN as well as all parties who had chosen Nagan Raya as the research location.
