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Indonesia Emerges as the World's Second-Largest Sago Exporter
Indonesia has become the second-largest sago exporter globally, with exports valued at approximately USD 9 million in 2023. Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita highlighted this achievement during the National Symposium on Sago Processing Industry in Jakarta on 29 July 2024. Indonesia possesses the largest sago plantation area globally, covering…
Temanggung Coffee Exports Surge, Boosting SMEs in Central Java
Temanggung Regency has emerged as the leading coffee export hub in Central Java, followed by Wonogiri and Kendal. According to Eddy S. Bramiyanto, Head of the Central Java Cooperative, Small and Medium Enterprises (Dinkop UKM) Agency, the growth in the coffee industry has positively impacted local farmers. They have not…
Indonesian Fisheries Export Products Reach 118 Countries
The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), through the Agency for Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products (BPPMHKP), has expanded the reach of Indonesian fisheries products to 118 countries in the first half of 2024, up from 102 countries in the same period in 2023. This growth…
Nickel Downstreaming Boosts Indonesian Economy Tenfold
Indonesia's policy of processing raw nickel into high-value products has significantly boosted its economy, with a tenfold increase in export value since 2017. Minister of Investment and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Bahlil Lahadalia, highlighted that nickel export revenues soared from USD 3.3 billion in 2017 to USD…
