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The article highlights the efforts of Ahmed Joe Hara, the chairman of the Indonesian Sweet Potato Farmers Agribusiness Association (Asapuji), to boost sweet potato production to enhance farmers' income and provide an alternative food source to rice. Since its inception in 2020, Asapuji has gained support from the government and has attracted 80 members from various regions. The association plans to export sweet potato products, including fresh sweet potatoes, starch, and pasta, to countries like Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. These products can be processed into various food items, and Asapuji is seeking government assistance in sweet potato starch paste and machine technology. Sweet potatoes are particularly suited for dry land areas in Cianjur and Sukabumi, Java, and can fetch good prices in the export market.
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SUKABUMI - The development of the agricultural sector is one of the mainstays in improving the welfare of the people of Indonesia. Not only rice, but Indonesia's agricultural sector production is also quite diverse. One of them is the potential for the development of sweet potato food plants. At the beginning of 2020, its existence came out with the presence of the Indonesian Sweet Potato Farmers Agribusiness Association (Asapuji) in March 2020. Agricultural practitioner Ahmed Joe Hara was elected chairman and began to move to intensify sweet potatoes as a solution to increase farmers' incomes because they have great export-oriented potential. "Efforts to promote the government must be increased in encouraging citizens that sweet potatoes can be an alternative food besides rice," Asapuji Chairman Ahmed Joe Hara told Republika in Sukabumi, Wednesday (6/17). This is to increase the interest of people in consuming consumption food made from sweet potatoes. Ahmed Joe ...
Source: Republika
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