RI's Organic Product Transactions Reach US$6 Million

Illustration (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Director General of National Export Development of the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) Didi Sumedi revealed, Indonesia managed to record organic product transactions of 6.02 million US dollars at the German Biofinex Exhibition, which is the second largest organic product exhibition in the world.

"The transaction achievement at Biofach 2024 will still increase, considering that there are trade contracts that are still not being followed up. Biofach is predicted to be the gateway for Indonesian products to penetrate and expand the global organic market," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 1.

For this reason, said Didi, export opportunities in the organic market are an opportunity to strengthen Indonesia's market position as a quality organic product producer.

As long as the year, this year is the participation of the 7th Indonesian Pavilion at the Biofach Exhibition in Germany.

At this event, the Indonesian Pavilion occupied a strategic location between the two entrances to the Biofach Exhibition arena with an area of 84 square meters in the 3A-310 Hall.

Participation of the Indonesian Pavilion in Biofach is the fruit of a collaboration between the Directorate General of National Export Development, the Hamburg Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC), and the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) of Germany.

At this event, the Indonesian Pavilion facilitated 11 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) featuring superior organic food products such as spices, processed beans, dried fruit, coconut preparations, sweeteners, vinegar, cooking spices, vandalism, and tea.

"We consider that the 11 companies that appear in Biofach have the ability to supply organic food to the international market," said Didi.

He said the facilitation provided by the government to Indonesian business actors at this exhibition was aimed at encouraging the growth of Indonesia's organic product exports to the world

At this year's event, Biofach was attended by 2,550 companies from 94 countries and visited by 35,000 buyers from 128 countries.

Apart from Europe, participants and visitors to the Biofach Exhibition come from various regions such as the United States, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East.

Furthermore, Miftah Farid, Director of Primary Product Export Development (PEPP) Miftah Farid explained, in 2023, demand for organic products around the world was recorded at 231.52 billion US dollars.

Demand for this product is projected to increase with an average growth of 13.9 percent per year in 2024'30.

"Currently, the largest global organic consumers are centered in Europe and North America," Miftah said.

He said that the market segments targeted primarily were agricultural processed sectors such as spices, coffee, coconut sugar, and organic rice.

"The outbreak of a vegan lifestyle is the main stimulus driving the growth of the global organic market with a range of 15-17 percent," he said.