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Yanmar Opens Agricultural Research Institute in Indonesia
October 17, 2014
Yanmar Co., Ltd.
Yanmar is proud to announce the establishment of a Research Institute in Indonesia in continuation with similar facilities established in Vietnam in 2013. Focusing on agricultural research, the Institute will explore future agricultural and social trends in order to provide enhanced food production solutions, towards improving people’s lives the world over.
1. Institute Outline:
Name: Yanmar Agricultural Research Institute - IPB
Location: JI. Raya Darmaga Kampus IPB Darmaga Bogor 16680 Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Inauguration: October 17, 2014
Employees: In addition to assigning a Yanmar staff member from Japan, the Institute will also employ locally.
2. Aim:
- Provide enhanced food production solutions
- Cover a wide spectrum of the agricultural business, from products to service and on to innovative solutions that connect farming communities with regional and national authorities.
3. Major Activities:
- Conduct market research to ascertain the future shape of agriculture and community development
- Cover a wide spectrum of the agricultural business, from products to service to provide enhanced solutions
- Contribute to the education of a capable workforce, by promoting cooperation among government, industry and academia
4. Local Partners:
Research activities will be conducted in collaboration with the Bogor Agricultural University, one of Indonesia’s leading institutions in the field. Along with comprehensive research, it has also produced many well-respected authors in the agricultural industry.
Name: Bogor Agricultural University (“Institut Pertanian Bogor”)
Location: JI. Raya Darmaga Kampus IPB Darmaga Bogor 16680 Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Established: National university established in 1963 when several agricultural education institutions were consolidated.
Profile: Leading authority in tropical agriculture, bioscience and entrepreneurship, 9 departments
Student body (as of March 2014): Approx. 27,000 students
Website: http://ipb.ac.id/
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