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Indonesia must increase quality of agricultural products to enter international market
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Agriculture Ministry Director General for Agriculture Infrastructures and Facilities Ali Jamil (left), secretary-general Kasdi Subagyono (second left), and Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo during One Day with Indonesian Coffee, Fruits, Floriculture (ODICOFF) at The Ven Embassy Row in Washington, DC on Oct. 10. (Courtesy of Agriculture Ministry/-)
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he quality of agricultural and derivative products is important in penetrating international markets and the Agriculture Ministry says it is empowering farmers from the upstream and downstream sectors to come up with ever better products.
“Technology and innovation are the main keys to developing sustainable agriculture and food systems,” Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo said, as quoted by a press release issued by the ministry.
The minister was speaking at the One Day with Indonesian Coffee, Fruits, Floriculture (ODICOFF) event in Washington, DC on Tuesday afternoon.
ODICOFF is a tour of various countries to push the export of agricultural products and this year was hosted by the ministry’s agriculture facilities and infrastructure directorate general.
The ministry's agriculture infrastructures and facilities director general, Ali Jamil, said Indonesian coffee was a sought-after commodity on the international market and various businesses had expressed their interest in the potential development of Indonesian signature coffee.
One of the businesses, Ali said, was PT Java Preanger Lestari Mandiri (JPLM), which was under the ministry’s guidance through the Development of Integrated Farming System in Upland Area (Upland) program.
Upland is a cooperative project involving Indonesia and the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Islamic Development Bank and focuses on comprehensive agricultural activities in highland areas. The activities include on-farm and off-farm to increase farmers’ productivity and incomes.
