Indonesia exports agricultural commodities to 176 countries with a transaction value of IDR 12.45 trillion. The export was carried out in the Merdeka Export Program in the Ministry of Agriculture, with released commodities, durian, ginger, animal feed, and bone meal. The last stage at the peak of the export program, Vice President Maruf Amin released exports of agricultural commodities to 37 countries with a total value of IDR 2.294 trillion. The release of exports was held in the Petikemas Terminal area, Koja, Tanjung Priuk Harbor, North Jakarta.
Ma’aruf Amin said that this export activity was expected to increase downstream efforts in agriculture. Besides being able to increase agricultural exports as a whole, downstreaming also helped encourage government efforts in developing business and increasing the income of small communities.
“Today we do the umpteenth time export, not the first time, and our exports this year said the Minister of Agriculture will be able to reach IDR 900 trillion. We also hope that what we export is not only raw but also has been downstreaming,” Ma ‘Aruf Amin in his statement, Tuesday (8/15/2023).
Ma’ruf said he was grateful because so far, the agricultural sector was able to prove itself as a support for the economy during the pandemic and fulfill domestic commodities and exports well. In the future agricultural exports can be dominated by ready -to -use downstream products that have higher added value. On this occasion, he revealed how important the involvement of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in realizing the downstreaming of the agricultural industry in Indonesia.
“We want the downstreaming of this agricultural product to help small people who produce and then be eliminated and exported, so this will help the business of the community, especially MSMEs,” he said.
In the same place, Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo said that agricultural export activities will continue to be improved by encouraging the development of the downstreaming of the finished product in accordance with the direction of the President and Vice President.
“Therefore, our progress in exports must be stronger. We must not be outdone by other countries. And this is a matter of pride because what we do is born from a process and hard work,” he explained.
Exports in agriculture in 2020 reached IDR 451.77 trillion increased by 15.79 % compared to 2019 which only reached IDR 390.16 trillion. Likewise in 2021 agricultural exports were recorded at IDR 616.35 trillion increased 36.43 % compared to the previous year. In 2022, agricultural exports reached IDR 658.18 trillion increased 6.79 % compared to the previous year. This year, agricultural exports are also predicted to increase, the realization of agricultural exports for the period January to June 2023 has reached IDR 260.33 trillion, this number is optimistic that it will continue to increase.
August 15, 2023, detikFinance
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