Indonesia, Sept. 25 -- President Prabowo Subianto envisions transforming Indonesia's villages into self-reliant communities similar to those in Europe, Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said Thursday.

"President Prabowo dreams of villages that are independent in food, energy, and water, with their own economic growth centers," Iftitah said during a visit to Tanjung Banon in Riau Islands Province.

To help realize this vision, the Ministry of Transmigration is launching a pilot project in Tanjung Banon.

The effort includes research from seven top Indonesian universities in collaboration with Raja Ali Haji Maritime University (UMRAH), and support from Prof. Dr. Walter Timo de Vries of Germany's Technical Uni...