Jokowi's sorghum planting campaign, here's the opportunity in Indonesia
Sorghum
Indonesia
Published Aug 26, 2022
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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) encourages import substitution so as not to erode the country's foreign exchange. Moreover, if imported products are vulnerable to turmoil in the global market. One of the products that are encouraged to immediately meet the substitution is wheat. Where, according to Jokowi, Indonesia imports around 11 million tons of wheat. Meanwhile, wheat is currently being hit by the domino effect of the Russo-Ukrainian war, triggering a spike in prices and limited supply. To that end, Jokowi encourages the cultivation of sorghum, a grain-producing crop that can be processed into flour such as wheat. The Director General of Agro Industry at the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) Putu Juli Ardika revealed that the production of sorghum is still relatively small so that the industry has not been able to absorb it optimally. "According to developments, there are not many, and there are already some that are growing, especially in the medium ...
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