Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Affirms Government Pays Serious Attention To Grow Sharia Entrepreneurship In The MSME Sector

Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin said the government is paying serious attention to growing sharia entrepreneurship in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector.

"The government pays serious attention not only in increasing the number of halal certifications, but also growing sharia entrepreneurship in the MSME sector," said the Vice President in his remarks at the Halal Certification Socialization, Assistance and Registration event for 1,000 Micro Enterprises in Banten Province in 2024 at the Banten Governor's Hall, Serang City, Banten, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, September 3.

The Vice President also reminded that increasing the contribution of MSMEs in supporting the progress of the halal industry needs to be a top priority, considering that 99 percent of national business activities are supported by MSMEs.

Currently, the Vice President continued, halal certification is given the convenience through the submission process which can be done online at a clear cost.

However, he revealed that there are still many MSME actors who have not received socialization about the halal certification procedure, so they still consider the process complicated and expensive.

"For this reason, today's event is of course crucial in increasing MSME literacy on the urgency of halal certification which provides added value and product quality guarantees," said the Vice President.

He believes that if these efforts continue to be expanded and carried out massively and integrated, Indonesia's great goal of becoming a key player in the world's halal product trade can be realized.

Furthermore, the Vice President said that Banten Province has great potential to become a center for the halal product industry.

This is supported by the application of sharia principles and strong-rooted religious values as well as economic potential, such as the availability of halal value chains and infrastructure for the halal ecosystem.

"This province even has a Halal Industrial Estate (KIH) that offers one stop services and various competitive advantages, so it is hoped that it will attract domestic and foreign investment," said the Vice President.

According to the Vice President, KIH was developed not only for big business actors, but also to support the empowerment of micro-enterprises, through partnerships built in the halal value chain.

Therefore, micro, small and medium enterprises must be encouraged to become suppliers of raw materials for large business actors in KIH.

"Thus, the presence of KIH is able to increase the productivity of the halal industry as a whole, starting from the welfare of MSME actors to the national level," said the Vice President.