Indonesia: Domestic fruits should not be inferior to foreign ones, says Maharani

The relationship between companies and plasma farmers in Lampung must be in synergy Bandarlampung (ANTARA) - Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani expected that based on the triad of quality, packaging, and branding, domestically produced fruits should not be inferior to those from overseas, thereby contributing to the national economic growth. "The local fruit products in Indonesia should not be inferior to products from abroad in all aspects, such as in terms of the quality, packaging, and branding," Maharani noted while reviewing PT Great Giant Pineaple Co. (GGPC) in Central Lampung District on Wednesday. Maharani stated that with domestic fruits being able to compete in the global market, the stability of Indonesia's domestically produced fruit exports could be maintained in a bid to support the national economy. "Lampung is the largest pineapple exporter in Indonesia and the world, where in (the product) comes in the form of canned pineapple ...