Coordinating Ministry For Human Development And Culture Encourages Increasing SME Competitiveness Through Halal Certification

Plt. Deputy for Coordination for Education Quality Improvement and Religious Moderation, Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture Aris Darmansyah/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) encourages the provision of halal certification in order to increase the added value and competitiveness of Small Business (SME) products in the market. "Halal certification of various goods and services is intended to increase competitiveness and added value. for business actors," said Plt. Deputy for Coordination for Education Quality Improvement and Religious Moderation, Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture Aris Darmansyah in a written statement received in Jakarta, Friday 20 May. committed to continue to encourage the strengthening of the capacity of Indonesian Halal human resources through training activities for self-declaring halal products for SMEs. The event was attended as speakers and presenters including the Director of Zakat and Waqf Empowerment, Ministry of Religion, Tarmizi Tohor, Head of the Registration Center and Halal Certification, BPJPH, Dr. Mastuki, Halal Product Assurance Expert Prof. Ir. Sukoso, YBM BRILian RO Jakarta supervisor, Dani Alfianto and YBM BRILian Head Office, Fleming Hardianto. Aris said halal certification is a mandate of Law no. 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Guarantee which was revised through Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation and strengthened by Government Regulation no. 39 of 2020. He hopes that UMK actors can participate in and take advantage of the training activities for the independent halal statement guidance and technology so that they can assist in carrying out the halal certification registration process and developing their business units. Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy expressed his gratitude to YBM BRILiaN and BPJPH and all staff and the parties involved in carrying out these activities. "This is an implementation of YBM BRILian's support for government policies to create an ecosystem of halal products in Indonesia," he said.