Reverse Linkage

41 DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION The Reverse Linkage programme in Kyrgyzstan Three years subsequent to the signing of the MoU, Indonesia ran several cooperation activities under the knowledge sharing framework through the RL programme. One of the best examples is cooperation with Kyrgyzstan regard- ing artificial insemination for livestock. Themed as “The Reverse Linkage project on the strengthening of the arti- ficial insemination of livestock between Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan,” the project aimed to support the improve- ment effort led by the Kyrgyz Scientific Research Institute of Livestock and Pastures (KSRILP) on increasing productivity in the sector of animal husbandry in Kyrgyzstan. The cooperation took place in 2015 after an MoU had been signed between the two countries. Indonesia’s Singosari National Artificial Insemination Center (SNAIC) was appointed as knowledge service provider to implement the programme. The following year, SNAIC trained at least 86 participants on various artificial insemination sessions and dispatched six experts in three phases to Kyrgyzstan. The cooperation has been mutually beneficial, Kyrgyzstan was assisted in the capacity building event while Indonesia was given the opportunity to promote its expertise on agricul- ture notably regarding artificial insemination. Reverse Linkage programme in Suriname Following the success of the venture in Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia conducted another RL programme on artificial insemina- tion, through its Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS). The programme, “Strengthening Indonesia– Suriname development cooperation through Reverse Linkage programme: knowledge sharing on agriculture development and artificial insemination for cattle,” was conducted via an event in Jakarta andMalang in July 2017.The event was organ- ized to follow the result of a diagnostic mission to Suriname, undertaken by the IndonesianMinistry of Agriculture, which resulted in an agreement that Indonesia would facilitate the opportunity for a representative of Suriname to learn about the development of the Indonesian agriculture sector. Expertise in artificial insemination has proved to be an effective tool in Indonesia’s support of a fellow nation’s goal to increase the production of meat, chicken and derivative products. In Suriname, the government needed a nation- wide solution to a deficit in livestock farming, thus artificial insemination became its interest. At the end of knowledge sharing workshop, the Indonesian government offered two components in further development cooperation: expert technical advice in managing cattle for artificial insemi- Training in cattle feed processing, Malang, East Java, 2015, as part of the Reverse Linkage programme for Kyrgyzstan Image: Bappenas