Suswono: Produk Pertanian RI Harus Penuhi Standar Internasional
Indonesian Agricultural Products to Comply the International Markets
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian RI Suswono menegaskan produksi pertanian dalam bentuk produk segar maupun produk olahan harus memenuhi persyaratan pasar regional maupun internasional, untuk mengantisipasi kesiapan Indonesia menghadapi pasar bebas di kawasan Asia Tenggara atau Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN (MEA) 2015.
"Untuk menghadapi persaingan tersebut, pengembangan produk pertanian yang berbasis nilai tambah juga mutlak dilakukan, sehingga langkah hilirisasi produk hasil menjadi hal vital bagi produk pertanian Indonesia bersaing di pasar regional maupun internasional," kata Mentan Suswono saat memberikan sambutan pada acara penghargaan Kemilau Daya Saing Produk Pertanian di Jakarta, Jumat (10/10).
Dia mengingatkan, produk pertanian berdaya saing dapat diwujudkan melalui berbagai aspek, seperti adanya jaminan mutu, penggunaan sumber daya yang efisien, ramah lingkungan, teknologi tepat guna, serta komitmen yang tinggi dari seluruh pemangku kepentingan.
"Tujuannya, agar harga produk pertanian Indonesia kompetitif di pasar internasional, tentunya diperlukan kerja sama terpadu dengan mengedepankan kepentingan nasional," ungkap Suswono.
"Peningkatan nilai tambah daya saing untuk tujuan ekspansi pasar komoditas ekspor harus memenuhi standar dan persyaratan pasar regional maupun internasional. Tidak ada pengecualian, baik produk segar maupun produk olahan hasil pertanian," kata Mentan.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian Agriculture Minister Suswono stated that the fresh products and processed products should be comply with the requirements regional and international markets, to anticipate the readiness of Indonesian agricultural products face the free market in Southeast Asia that will apply in 2015 through the Asean Economic Community.
"To deal with the AEC in 2015, Indonesian agricultural products should be based on value added, so that the Indonesian agricultural products can compete in regional and international markets," Suswono in his speech at the Competitiveness of Indonesian Agricultural Products Award in here on Friday.
He warned, competitive agricultural products should be comply quality aspects, efficient resources, environmentally friendly, and appropriate technology.
"The goal is that the Indonesian agricultural products can compete in international market, of course, needed the cooperation of all parties concerned to give priority to national interests," Suswono said.
"The products should be comply export standards of regional and international markets. No exceptions, both fresh products and processed agricultural products," he added.
