Indonesia: Ministry of Agriculture encourages the importance of industrial partnerships and cassava farmers

Published 2021년 9월 10일

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The article highlights the potential of cassava in Indonesia for national economic development and community welfare, with a focus on the need for advanced processing technology to create derivative products for both local and international markets. The Minister of Agriculture in Indonesia is pushing for the diversification of local food through tuber products, with cassava being a key ingredient. The article also discusses the varying farming practices and motivations of cassava farmers in different regions, such as NTT and North Sumatra, and the efforts being made to increase the added value of cassava through partnerships between farmers, processors, and researchers.

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WartaTani.co – Cassava is known as a carbohydrate-producing food whose leaves can be used as vegetables. Cassava has been cultivated in Indonesia for hundreds of years and has the potential to become one of the strategic food alternatives for national economic development and community welfare. The Director General of Food Crops, Suwandi, in the Propaktani Webinar Episode 87 via zoom & youtube.com/propaktani on (4/9) said that the key in the development of cassava is processing technology. There are about 28 derivative products that can be used to be developed into markets and supermarkets with good branding. This is in line with the direction of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, Syahrul Yasin Limpo as a step to diversify local food by highlighting tuber products, running a corporate system and the best thing is that it is export-oriented. “Local food is the key in the downstream market driven, how to create a market so that local food becomes a lifestyle. ...

Source: Wartatani