Indonesian Minister of Agriculture pushes orange exports threefold

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MALANG -- The Indonesian Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, encouraged the export of oranges to increase three times. This was revealed by Syahrul when attending the Innovative Technology Title for Disease-Free Orange Seeds Supporting Regional Development in Batu City, Tuesday (19/10). Syahrul said that oranges are an Indonesian commodity that has a comparative advantage and the demand for exports is quite high and continuous. Therefore, its development needs to be increased to reach one million superior citrus seeds. "One of them is kaffir lime, which already has a market and its export demand is routine every month," said Syahrul. In the title of innovative citrus seed technology, the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) released one tonne of kaffir lime to the international market. Countries that will receive shipments of Indonesian kaffir limes include France and the Netherlands. According to Syahrul, the demand for kaffir lime in these ...