Various Indonesian spice products are again showing off at international exhibitions. This time, the Indonesian flagship product appeared at the Biofach 2022 event in Nuremberg, Germany on July 26-29, 2022. Indonesia's participation in this exhibition is to promote Indonesian organic spice products in the European Union market. "Indonesia's participation in Biofach in Europe is one of the main strategies in marketing organic export products to the German and European Union markets, especially in supporting the government's program, namely Indonesia Spice Up The World," said Director General of National Export Development of the Ministry of Trade Didi Sumedi in a press release, Thursday (28/7/2022). While the Head of the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) Hamburg Eka Sumarwanto revealed, this is the sixth time participation for Indonesian products at the largest exhibition in Europe. This event was held after being delayed since February. "Since the Covid-19 pandemic, for the first time the Biofach exhibition has been held physically again. The interest of organic business actors seems very high in participating in this exhibition. Almost all the halls provided by the organizers have been filled with participants from various countries," explained Eka.
In 2022, he continued, ITPC Hamburg collaborated with the German Import Promotion Desk (IPD) in managing Indonesia's participation in Biofach "This participation is a momentum to explore opportunities and potential for exports of organic products that still need to be optimized and utilized as well as possible," added Eka. Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Frankfurt Acep Somantri said that Indonesia's participation in Biofach shows the real steps of the Indonesian government in carrying out national economic recovery. "Through this exhibition, it is hoped that Indonesia can play a role in the global supply chain, especially the organic product sector," he further explained, ``Biofach is an international annual exhibition that specializes in displaying organic products such as food and beverages, cosmetics, and other products. Products on display must have an organic certificate in accordance with the European Union's organic regulations issued as per the accreditation rules of The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). At this exhibition, the Indonesian Pavilion presented 6 Indonesian organic producers with four of them present directly in Nuremberg, and others joined through Biofach's official online platform, namely 'Biofach at Home'. The products presented include spices, coconut sugar, essential oils, coconut juice, and virgin coconut oil.
