Indonesia: Minister of Agriculture - import policy does not exist in this ministry, but in other ministries

Published 2020년 11월 30일

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Indonesia continues to depend on food imports, leading to protests from local farmers due to their produce not being absorbed in the market. Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, highlighted that he lacks control over import permit policies and his role is limited to productivity. The international trade center's data shows a consistent increase in imported commodities, including fruits, chocolate, processed vegetables, fruit, nuts, and more. Countries like China, Thailand, Australia, the US, and Pakistan are the main suppliers of these imports.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Indonesia still cannot be separated from food imports. This issue seems to be a hot ball between ministries every year, it can even be said that there is a sectoral ego. Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo stated that he does not have the authority to regulate import permit policies, but other ministries. "The problem in the Ministry of Agriculture is that the Ministry of Agriculture only has the authority in productivity, while the market and others in other Ministries. This is also another issue," said SYL in the Webinar on Indonesian Economic Projection 2021: The Road to Economic Recovery from Indef, Monday (30 / 11). He admitted that he often received strong protests from farmers due to the decline in food import habits. The reason is that many farmers suffer from haphazard imports. Many of the commodities that have been produced by domestic farmers but ultimately cannot be absorbed. "I don't like imports the most, but what if other ...

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