Minister of Trade: Indonesia needs a chili planting system that is not affected by weather

Published 2024년 3월 18일

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Indonesia's Trade Minister, Zulkifli Hasan, has urged for the creation of a weather-independent chili planting system to avoid crop failures and ensure price stability. He highlighted that the current system's dependence on seasonal changes significantly impacts chili harvests and prices. Additionally, Zulkifli confirmed that the supply and prices of essential commodities, such as chicken eggs, animal feed corn, chicken meat, and rice, are stable ahead of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan said Indonesia must have a chili planting system that is not affected by the weather to prevent crop failure so that prices remain stable. "Ordinary chilies (are increasing), because we don't have a system for growing green house chilies. There are but not many, so it will really depend on the season or weather," said Zulkifli in Jakarta, Sunday (17/3/2024). Zulkifli said that harvest failure could have an impact on the high price of chilies in various places. This is because high demand is not matched by adequate availability. "If it rains continuously and heavily, the harvest fails. If the harvest is small, there is a lot of demand, prices rise," he said. The Minister of Trade hopes that the Ministry of Agriculture or other related institutions can develop agricultural systems, especially for chilies so that they are not affected by the weather. Meanwhile, Zulkifli said that the availability of basic ...

Source: Republika