Canned Tomato Products, Cooking Oil And Indonesian Spices Eyed By 19 Buyers From 4 West African Countries

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Trade, through the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) Lagos, Nigeria, presented Indonesian agricultural products online today. Interestingly, this product is in demand by 19 buyers from four countries in the West African region.

"Indonesian agricultural products are in great demand by business people in West Africa. These products can be supplied by PT PPI because this company has the advantage of product diversification that has the potential in four countries in West Africa," explained Head of ITPC Lagos Hendro Jonathan in a statement received in Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday. , January 19.

At the inaugural business matching in 2022, 19 buyers from countries in the West African region were present, namely 12 buyers from Cameroon, 2 buyers from Ghana, 4 buyers from Nigeria, and 1 from Togo.

According to Hendro, the products that Ghana is interested in include canned tomatoes, cooking oil, sugar, and canned fish. Meanwhile, Cameroon is interested in organic fertilizer products and NPK and Nigeria is interested in processed spices and canned fish.

In this business survey, Hendro continued, 12 written requests for PT PPI were recorded as inquiries and requests for cooperation.

"Buyers Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, and Cameroon want Indonesian agricultural processed products and are ready to make trade contacts with Indonesian companies," he said.

PPI's Vice President of Marketing Dian Latief said that PPI as a state-owned company is ready to provide products that are of interest to West African buyers at prices that can be adjusted to their needs.

"Not only that, we are also ready to do business with suppliers from West African countries who have superior products," he said.

Indonesian Honorary Consul in Ghana Pascal Rois said the buyers who attended wanted to introduce more Indonesian products to Ghana.

"This meeting is expected to open horizons for Ghanaian buyers to look for quality products from Indonesia. We invite Indonesian buyers to come to Ghana and vice versa," he said.

Cameroonian buyer Tebid Fogang added that it was important for Indonesian producers to return to Cameroon and introduce their products directly to Cameroon. This is because Indonesia is known to have quality and competitive products.

"We hope that this opportunity can continue to be optimized by Indonesian business actors. We believe that in the future buyers from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Togo will return to Indonesia because Indonesia's handling of the pandemic is better than other countries," concluded Hendro.

The total trade between Indonesia and Nigeria for the January-November 2021 period was 1.94 billion US dollars, with non-oil and gas exports of 421 million US dollars, an increase of 23.25 percent compared to the same period the previous year.

Meanwhile, trade between Indonesia and Cameroon for the January-November 2021 period was US$61.10 million, with non-oil and gas exports of US$25.8 million, an increase of 20.24 percent compared to the same period the previous year.

Meanwhile, the total trade between Indonesia and Ghana for the January-November 2021 period was USD 223.17 million, with non-oil and gas exports of USD 182.5 million, an increase of 49 percent compared to the same period the previous year.