REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Japan has expressed readiness to help and cooperate with Indonesia in land quality improvement and irrigation technology.

"We have a big potential. If there is Japan technology cooperation especially in land quality improvement and irrigation I am convinced the quality of productivity of agricultural commodities in Indonesia will be improving significantly," chairman of Japan-Indonesia Parliament League, Toshihiro Nakai, said at an Indonesia-Japan Partnership Reception at Hotel Mulia here on Monday evening.

The event was also attended by President Joko Widodo who on the occasion also expressed hope that Indonesian people could enjoy agricultural produce from Japan.

He said Japan has an advanced agricultural technology that could be applied in Indonesia that has also a big potential in the field of agriculture.