Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 10/16/2009 8:39 PM
Indonesia, given its heavy dependence on agricultural commodities, needs to have the sector integrated from upstream all the way to downstream in the next five years, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said Friday.
“[Industries] related to adding value to agricultural commodities need to develop. This is what we are lacking,” said Anton, who will end his term as a minister next week.
“We still export crude palm oil in the largest portion, for example, instead of its derivatives [because of the absence of integration within the sector].”
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