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Interview 1

Muhamad Muhyin, Participant,
Workshop on Agribusiness Development

Taiwan’s development experience has more reference
value than that of Europe and North America

Muhamad Muhyin, in charge agricultural and fishery system is has more reference value for us
of the Farmers and Fishermen’s still immature, cooperative relations than Europe or North America.”
Networking Division at a local are weak and the production and In particular, he was full of
agricultural organization in Bandung, marketing process is incomplete, praise for Taiwan government’s
Indonesia, was one of the trainees causing oversupply. Farmers and tireless efforts to nurture agricultural
in the Workshop on Agribusiness fishermen only know how to produce, businesses, including providing
D e v e l o p m e n t h e l d b y t h e but have no concept of business guidance to agribusinesses with
TaiwanICDF in November 2016. operations, making communication diverse strategies, setting measures
Participants in the workshop difficult. In light of this situation, and financing mechanisms to
were managers of agribusinesses, learning from Taiwan’s “treating facilitate their access to capital
government officials in charge of agriculture like business operation” market and helping link academic
agricultural business development, experience and methods not only research and business application.
research and training unit personnel allowed him to build an application He says that Taiwan has also done
and partners working with Taiwan development framework, but also extremely well with respect to value
Technical Missions or related inspired him in many ways. chains, allowing him to see the best
TaiwanICDF projects from ASEAN The program’s courses included practice in agricultural business
and South Asia. In addition to sharing Taiwan’s agricultural business development. He intends to use
Taiwan’s agribusiness development development strategies under what he learned in the program
policies and measures and exploring globalization, agribusiness in future projects and search for
modern agricultural business management, agricultural product more opportunities for business
operation and management through trade and marketing strategies, and cooperation with Taiwan.
case studies in the courses, visits channels and methods of access
were also arranged to outstanding to capital market. Visits were also
agricultural enterprises in Taiwan. arranged to successful agricultural
businesses, and the Innovative
Framework for developing Agribusiness Forum held, at which
agribusiness trainees exchanged and held
Muhamad, an exper t in dialogue with agribusiness owners
agricultural economics with a focus in Taiwan, seeking opportunities
on fisheries and marine science, for mutual business cooperation.
gained a substantial amount from During the 11-day program, he
the 11-day program. The political discovered, “There are many
party to which he belongs is the similarities between Taiwan and
sixth biggest in Indonesia with 40 Indonesia, such as they were both
representatives in parliament and once Japanese colonies and both
leaders in 29 main cities and areas had agriculture as the foundation
and is tasked with the mission of of initial development, and culture,
bringing prosperity and justice to the customs and conditions are also
people. quite close. If Taiwan is the study
As 18 percent of Indonesia’s model, I think it will be easier to
GDP comes from agriculture, its formulate development directions
importance is obvious. However, the and achieve results because Taiwan

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