Indonesian durian farmers stand to benefit from minister’s visit to China
Por Ralph Jennings — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Country’s transmigration minister says he is eager ‘to learn from China’s experience in building industry and developing rural economies’
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Ralph Jennings Published: 12:00pm, 16 Oct 2026 Updated: 1:40pm, 16 Oct 2026
Indonesian officials, looking to alleviate poverty in their country and eyeing the rise of rural economies in China, are turning to Beijing for help that may include stoking the exports of a potentially lucrative durian crop.
Indonesian Transmigration Minister Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara began a seven-day visit to China on Monday, with Indonesia’s state-owned Antara news agency saying consultations with Beijing’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, companies and academic institutions were on his agenda.
Before he left for his visit, the news agency quoted Suryanagara as saying that Indonesia wanted to “learn from China’s experience in building industry and developing rural economies”.
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