Indonesia: Jokowi releases agricultural exports worth IDR 7.29 trillion to China, US and Russia

Published Aug 14, 2021

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President Joko Widodo of Indonesia has announced the simultaneous release of agricultural exports worth Rp 7.29 trillion (approximately $511 million) from 17 airport and sea ports. The exports, totaling 627.4 million tons, include a variety of commodities such as agriculture products, food crops, horticulture, and livestock. The main destination countries are China, the United States, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, England, Germany, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and 51 other countries. This initiative aims to boost Indonesia's agricultural sector, which saw a 15.79% increase in exports in 2020 compared to the previous year, and further improve farmers' welfare by enhancing agricultural technology, downstreaming, adding value, and mechanizing and promoting digital-based products.

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Liputan6.com, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) simultaneously releases exports of agricultural commodities from 17 airport and sea ports. The total exports to be released are 627.4 million tons with a value of Rp 7.29 trillion. "Today we will export agricultural commodities simultaneously from 17 export gates through air and sea ports as a momentum to strengthen Indonesia's agricultural commodity exports and mark the revival of the national economy in the midst of a pandemic," said President Jokowi as quoted by Antara, Saturday (14/8/). 2021). Jokowi also mentioned that the agricultural sector is one sector that is able to survive the pandemic. "Agricultural exports in 2020, as stated by the Minister of Agriculture, reached Rp451.8 trillion, an increase of 15.79 percent compared to 2019 Rp390.16 trillion," said the President. Meanwhile, in the first semester of 2021, from January to June 2021, agricultural exports reached Rp. 282.86 trillion, an increase of 14.05 percent ...

Source: Liputan6