Pressing the Import of Industrial Raw Materials, Indonesia Government Optimizes the Role of Agro-Industry

Published 2020년 12월 12일

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The Indonesian government is working to increase the value and competitiveness of domestic agricultural products through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture. The collaboration aims to boost production, quality, and added value of agricultural products as industrial raw materials, and to increase the expertise of agricultural human resources and business partnerships. The agro industry is crucial to the national economy, with exports reaching USD29.27 billion in the January-August 2020 period. However, a significant portion of raw materials and supporting materials for the industry are still imported. To enhance the sector's performance, the Ministry of Industry is focusing on improving the efficiency of the value chain, bringing the agricultural and agro-industrial sectors closer to Industry 4.0 technology, and increasing the production of modern agro-industry.

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Liputan6.com, Jakarta - The government continues to strive to optimize domestic agricultural products so that they have added value and are able to support the national industry. To encourage this effort, a synergy was made between the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) and the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) as outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or a memorandum of understanding. "The purpose of signing this memorandum of understanding is to synergize the tasks and functions of the two institutions in supporting the development and development of agro-industry," said Director General of Agro Industry at the Ministry of Industry, Abdul Rochim, Saturday (12/12). Rochim said, the scope of the joint agreement includes increasing production, increasing quality, added value, and competitiveness of agricultural products as industrial raw materials, and increasing the competence of human resources (HR). Then, increase the network of agricultural business partnerships with ...

Source: Liputan6