Increasing competitiveness, the Ministry of Agriculture develops longan village in Indonesia

Published Jul 24, 2021

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The Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia is implementing a Horticultural Village Development program to enhance the competitiveness of horticultural products and increase food production. This initiative will develop villages for the cultivation of vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants, and floriculture, with a focus on longan villages due to the increase in production and high domestic demand. These villages will use the One Village One Variety concept and will have the potential to generate significant added value and agro-tourism opportunities.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- In 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) through the Directorate General of Horticulture has a priority program for Horticultural Village Development. This program is one way to increase the competitiveness of horticultural products, which is the direction of horticultural development policies and is expected to be a solution to increase food production and fulfillment, as well as become a legacy of the Directorate General of Horticulture for Indonesian agriculture, in accordance with the direction of the Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin spleen. Horticulture Village is a horticultural area development consisting of a vegetable area, fruit area, medicinal plant area, and floriculture area by carrying the concept of One Village One Variety (OVOV). This concept aims to create a concentrated area with an economic scale, so that it is able to produce fresh and processed products that compete with other countries, especially in terms of exports. ...

Source: Republika