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The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with one of University in Indonesia - 

The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Penny Williams PSM, welcomed the partnership between the Centre Australian International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) with six universities in Indonesia. 

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday, the partnership was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six university by ACIAR CEO Prof Andrew Campbell this week in Jakarta.

"For more than four decades, ACIAR has partnered with Indonesia to find solutions for agricultural challenges that are faced together through international research," said the Ambassador Australia for Indonesia, Penny Williams.

"This MoU will generate many joint research ideas in the coming years." 

Prof Campbell said the results of previous research had clearly shown that the projects implemented would be of greater benefit to farmers, rural communities and policy makers when expert researchers from ACIAR work together with local experts.

"I am delighted that ACIAR has been able to realize its partnership efforts with universities in Indonesia because cooperative partnerships are the best way to overcome challenges that exist today and in the future," said Prof Campbell.

"ACIAR has been working with universities in Indonesia for many years, and we've seen first-hand how their research capabilities have developed. As is changes in the current system of research and innovation in Indonesia, we can make agreement directly with each university, and this is a very important thing interesting," said Prof Campbell.

Mataram University in Lombok, Bogor Agricultural Institute in Bogor and Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta has been a long-term partner of ACIAR, while Udayana University in Bali, Diponegoro University in Semarang and Sam Ratulangi University in Manado partnered on the project their first in agribusiness supported by ACIAR//VOI