Seputarkarawang.com - Karawang, Karawang — In an effort to support the millennial farmer development program, the Department of Agriculture, Food Security and Fisheries (DPKPP) of Karawang Regency will dispatch four selected young people from several farmer groups in Karawang Regency to take part in training at the West Java Province Food Crops and Horticulture Training Center.The training is scheduled to take place from 18 to 22 May 2026 at the UPTD of the West Java Province Food Crops and Horticulture Training Center located on Jalan Pasir Angin, Neglasari, Bojongpicung District, Cianjur Regency.In this program, three participants will take part in the "Climate Smart Farming for Farmers" training, while one other participant will take part in the "Agribusiness Entrepreneurship for Farmers" training.This program is a form of the government's seriousness in encouraging the birth of a generation of young farmers who are more modern, innovative, and able to face the challenges of the agricultural sector in the future, especially in the fields of horticulture and agribusiness.One of the training participants expressed his gratitude for Young people are starting to be given the opportunity to represent Karawang in agricultural training and development activities at the provincial level.
Thank God, now young people are starting to be given the opportunity to study and represent Karawang. "Hopefully the knowledge gained can later be applied and shared back with other young farmer friends," he said.Of the four participants, one of them is from P4S Wiratani East Karawang who is also the Chair of the Karawang Entrepreneur Sejahtera UMKM Foundation (KERSA). Currently, the foundation is known to be actively developing the agricultural horticultural sector and empowering millennial farmers in Karawang Regency.The training organized by the West Java Provincial Government is expected to be able to increase the capacity of the participants, both in terms of agricultural cultivation techniques. modern, adapting to climate change, and developing agricultural-based agribusiness businesses.Apart from that, the participants are expected to become representatives of Karawang's young farmers who will later be able to pass on their knowledge and experience to other farmer groups in various regions.The participants also hope that coaching programs like this can continue and involve more young people so that the agricultural sector becomes more popular and develops in a modern way."The government has facilitated this learning opportunity well. "The hope is that in the future, more Karawang youth will be able to take part in training and go directly into the world of agriculture," added one of the participants.With this program, it is hoped that Karawang will not only be known as a national rice granary area, but will also be able to develop into one of the centers of modern horticultural agriculture and agribusiness in West Java.Through the involvement of the younger generation in the agricultural sector, it is hoped that the regional food security program can become stronger and be able to create productive, independent and sustainable agriculture.
