Indonesia: Increase added value, Ministry of Agriculture Instructs Tabanan farmers to do downstream agriculture

Published Sep 16, 2021

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The Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia is encouraging farmers in Tabanan Regency, Bali, to adopt agricultural downstreaming to increase the value of their products and boost income. The Minister, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, urged farmers to embrace new knowledge and manage agriculture from the beginning to the end of the supply chain. The Head of the Ministry's Extension and Human Resources Development Agency, Dedi Nursyamsi, emphasized the need for farmers to understand the entire process and advised them to avoid selling raw materials. Instead, they should process them into value-added products to improve profitability. The Regent of Tabanan is fully supporting this initiative, as a significant portion of the population depends on agriculture.

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WartaTani.co - The Ministry of Agriculture invites farmers in Tabanan Regency, Bali, to carry out agricultural downstreaming. With downstreaming, farmers can increase the selling value of their products and will provide additional income. This is also supported by the Regent of Tabanan. Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo said farmers had to open themselves to new knowledge and knowledge. “Right now, the demands for agriculture are tremendous. Agriculture must provide food for the people. However, farmers also have to think of ways to increase their income. Therefore, farmers must be able to manage agriculture from upstream to downstream,” he said. The emphasis on the importance of agricultural downstreaming was also conveyed by the Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Extension and Human Resources Development Agency (BPPSDMP), Dedi Nursyamsi, when he met the Tabanan Regent. “Farmers should not only know how to plant, harvest, sell. Farmers should know more than that. ...

Source: Wartatani