JAKARTA - The Indonesian government offers superior agricultural products to New Zealand (New Zealand) ranging from coffee, coconut, to crude palm oil (CPO).
This offer was also welcomed by the Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Investment and Forestry of New Zealand, Todd McClay in a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman, as well as the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding which took place at the Ministry of Agriculture Office, Jakarta, Thursday, August 7.
"We have given the best example of coffee. Earlier, coffee, if I'm not mistaken, was from Tator (Tana Toraja) and coffee from Lampung. They are willing to accept and increase our exports from Indonesia to New Zealand," Amran told the media crew, Thursday, August 7.
This collaboration, according to Amran, is a great opportunity for Indonesia amidst global economic uncertainty. The government is determined to take advantage of this momentum to increase the competitiveness of national agricultural products.
"Especially for superior products, superior products like our CPO are number one in the world. Then we also offer them and they receive them well," he said.
Although the exact figure has not yet been stated, the government is trying to make exports carried out on a large and balanced scale, so that both parties get fair benefits. "If I always ask for the maximum. This must be balance. So, we must have the same position. Both are profitable. We encourage as many (exports to New Zealand)," said Amran.
Amran also highlighted the increasing coconut commodity along with changes in the consumption pattern of the world community.
He explained that the demand for coconut milk increased significantly.
Especially from European and Chinese countries that have started to move from dairy products to coconut-based alternatives. "Our price is still good. In the past, the price was Rp. 1,000, now it can be Rp. 5,000 to Rp. 10,000 per seed," he said.
The government has also discussed steps to downstream coconut commodities in limited meetings (ratas), by encouraging the entry of foreign investment, especially from China, to build a domestic coconut processing industry.
This step is in line with the government's vision of increasing the added value of national agricultural products and expanding access to export markets amid the dynamics of global trade.
"Many investors from China are investing in Indonesia. So the export value will increase. That's the purpose of downstreaming," concluded Amran.
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