Vice President Ma'ruf: Promote Indonesian Spices And Culinary Through 'Spice Up The World'

Indonesian Vice President (Vice President) KH Ma'ruf Amin and his entourage arrived at Silangit Airport, North Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra. (ANTARA/HO)

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin believes in the enormous natural wealth in the form of spices whose quality has been recognized in the world. The vice president asked to make Indonesia one of the main destination countries for buyers.

"The use of spice commodities is closely related to culinary development. On this occasion, I want us to be more aggressive in promoting Indonesia in the Spice Up The World campaign," said Ma'ruf Amin at the Indonesian Spices Business Forum and Expo World (ISBFE) 2021 at the Niagara Hotel. Parapat, Simalungun 1 Development Road, North Sumatra, Friday 10 December.

This campaign is important so that the image of spice-based Indonesian culinary can be better known in foreign countries. Because there are so many foreigners who like Indonesian food and drinks.

However, the Vice President also reminded that this image improvement needs to be accompanied by consistency in the quality of the products offered. Because, these qualities will be a characteristic that is remembered and in demand by the wider community.

"The strength of this culinary branding needs to be built while still highlighting the quality of products that reflect the quality of thought, quality of work, quality of performance, and the quality of life of the Indonesian people," said the Vice President as quoted by the Setwapres.

Closing his remarks, the Vice President invited all Indonesian people and the authorities to work hand in hand to manage this non-oil and gas natural resource so that it can continue to be preserved and developed so that it will bring more benefits to the people, nation and state.

"Once again I want to invite all of us to rise up to manage our earth's wealth wisely, because that is our comparative advantage that is recognized by the world," concluded the Vice President.

Also attending the event were Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Governor of North Sumatra Edy Rahmayadi, Regent of Simalungun Radiapoh Hasiholan Sinaga, Pangdam I Bukit Barisan Hassanudin, Head of North Sumatra Police Panca Putra Simanjuntak, and Chairman of the Indonesian Spice Council Gamal Nasir.

Meanwhile, the Vice President was accompanied by Plt. Head of the Secretariat of the Vice President Ahmad Erani Yustika, Special Staff of the Vice President Masduki Baidlowi, Muhammad Nasir and the Expert Team of the Vice President Nurdin Tampubolon, and Fadhil Hasan.