(29 April 2024, Jakarta) - Ambassador Gina A. Jamoralin received a delegation from the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) led by Head of International R4D Relation Section Head Ms. Julia A. Lapitan and Program Specialist Ms. Imelda L. Batangantang, respectively.

The delegation is in Jakarta for a week-long benchmarking activity to find opportunities and best practices from the Indonesian government organizations that have R4D programs and have the same mandate as DA-BAR.

Ambassador Jamoralin discussed during the courtesy call several items that may be of interest with DA-BAR in Indonesia, including vaccine technology, plants and flowers research, horticulture, coffee and chocolate beans, among other things. END