Blitar, June 18 -- Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has urged smallholder and private poultry farms to strengthen their capacity through innovation, such as technology adoption, production management improvement, and collaboration with vocational educational institutions and research agencies.

"Strengthening downstream processes and production efficiency is believed to be the key to making Indonesia not only self-sufficient but also competitive in the global food industry," he said during a visit to a modern egg farm in Wonodadi district, Blitar district, East Java, on Wednesday.

His trip to the egg farm, managed by PT Sumber Kelapa Beky , was part of the agenda of his working visit to support Blitar, one of the largest contributor...