Maintain the stability of chili and shallots, the National Food Agency encourages cold chain facilitation in production centers in Indonesia

Published 2022년 9월 20일

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The Indonesian government is taking measures to stabilize the prices of chili and shallots through revising policies and promoting the use of cold chain technology. The National Food Agency (NFA) is running a program to extend the shelf life of these commodities and is also facilitating their distribution from surplus areas to deficit areas. The government also plans to involve SOEs in absorbing and distributing harvested crops and is considering subsidies for transportation costs. As of November 2022, the availability of chili, shallots, and other related foods is projected to be sufficient, with some surpluses.

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WartaTani.co – Stabilization of stock and commodity prices of chili and shallots is something that the government continues to strive for in order to provide price certainty and suppress inflation. The National Food Agency (NFA) has prepared a number of steps to ensure the stability of this strategic food. This was conveyed by the Head of NFA Arief Prasetyo Adi, after attending a Limited Meeting chaired by the President of the Republic of Indonesia at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday (19/09/2022). He said it was necessary to revamp the governance of chili and shallot policies as a whole from upstream to downstream so that in the future the availability of these commodities could be maintained. “One thing that we continue to encourage is the use of cold chain technology in the post-harvest process. The cold chain is very important to extend the shelf life so that we can do stock management,” he said. Arief said the NFA had collected data on chili and shallot production centers ...

Source: Wartatani