Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia encourages konjac in South Kalimantan to fulfill exports

Published Nov 21, 2021

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The Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia is promoting the cultivation of porang plants in South Kalimantan to meet export demand, particularly from China and Japan. The Head of the Banjarmasin Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center, Drh Nur Hartanto, stated that local governments are supporting mass planting of the tuber-producing plant to ensure continuity and to reduce reliance on forest plants. However, a lack of processing equipment in South Kalimantan is currently hindering exports of porang. The Agricultural Quarantine Center is responsible for facilitating the export of both animal and plant products, and is encouraging the export of other potential commodities such as porang, swallow's nest, and ornamental plants.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANJARMASIN -- The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) through the Banjarmasin Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center encourages porang plants in South Kalimantan (Kalsel) to meet exports along with the increasing demand for foreign markets. "China and Japan are very wide open to become porang export markets, apart from consuming food as well as industrial raw materials such as glue, flour, cosmetics and so on," said Head of Banjarmasin Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center Drh Nur Hartanto, Saturday (20/11) . He revealed that porang as a tuber-producing plant that grows in tropical forests is now being developed in almost all areas in South Kalimantan. Local governments from provinces to regencies and cities support mass planting of porang so that they don't just rely on taking plants from the forest. This is to ensure continuity so that it can be guaranteed if there is a lot of market demand within a certain period of time according to the cooperation contract ...

Source: Republika