Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions Yandri Susanto is pushing for the diversification of rural economic potential through export village, tourism village, and thematic village programs.
In a statement quoted in Jakarta on Friday, Susanto said diversifying rural potential can strengthen local economies while creating jobs for communities.
“Through export villages, we have facilitated many inaugural exports. There are also tourism villages, which create a lot of jobs,” he said while accepting the Anugerah Penggerak Nusantara award, hosted by iNews Media Group in Jakarta on Thursday (November 12).
He added that there are also thematic villages, which focus on the development of specific commodities, such as tilapia and catfish.
Susanto further explained that developing economic sectors based on local potential is part of the ministry’s broader push to turn villages into new, competitive, and sustainable centers of economic growth.
Developing villages around their distinct characteristics and economic strengths, he said, can boost community productivity while reinforcing the economy at the local level.
Susanto said strengthening these local potentials aligns with the ministry’s commitment to accelerating economic equality and poverty eradication through its 12-Action Build Villages, Build Indonesia Program.
“In line with the president’s Asta Cita vision to drive both economic equality and poverty eradication, we have launched the 12-Action Build Villages, Build Indonesia Program,” said the South Bengkulu-native minister.
He added that development rooted in village potential is aimed at placing local communities at the center of efforts to improve welfare and achieve equitable national growth.
Developing export, tourism, and thematic villages, he noted, also underscores the vital role village residents play as grassroots drivers of development.
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Translator: Tri Meilani, Raka Adji
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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