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Ministry of Agriculture encourages brown sugar development in Indonesia

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Indonesia
Published Mar 21, 2022

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DEPOK -- The Agricultural Human Resources Extension and Development Agency (BPPSDMP) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) encourages the development of brown sugar to reduce dependence on granulated sugar. "I invite all of my brothers and sisters now to diversify white sugar into palm sugar. We can produce as much brown sugar as possible," said Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's BPPSDMP Dedi Nursyamsi Dedi Nursaymsi in his statement, Saturday (19/3/2022), at the Minister of Agriculture Greet Farmers. and Extension Officers (MSPP) to Reduce Dependence on Sugar Imports. According to him, the potential for domestic sugar development is extraordinary, which is indicated by Indonesia being the largest sugar exporter in the colonial era. "We are an archipelagic country. We are a country with the longest coastline in the world because the islands are more than 17,000. This means that coconut grows everywhere and it is our source of sugar," explained Dedi. Not ...
Source: Republika
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