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Imports continue every year, can Indonesia be independent on garlic?

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Indonesia
Published May 27, 2023

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Indonesia is very dependent on imported garlic. As much as 95% of garlic needs are still imported, while only 5% is domestic production. National Food Agency (Bapanas) Food Security Analyst Retno Utami revealed that Indonesia is still unable to produce garlic independently to meet all the needs of its people. As a result, Indonesia has become dependent on imported garlic, so that when imports experience problems, garlic stocks in Indonesia become scarce and make the price high at the market level. "Garlic is not a commodity that we produce, 90% or maybe 95% of garlic is imported from abroad. This means we are still dependent on imports. Our dependence on imports of garlic is very high, so when we don't produce it and when the supply is lacking, then there may be internal obstacles or obstacles," said Retno in an FGD with Pusbarindo in Jakarta as written Friday (26/5/2023). "When there are obstacles from abroad, and domestic needs are not being met, ...
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