Kemilau Daya Saing Produk Pertanian Indonesia 2013
Competitive Advantage of Indonesian Agricultural Products 2013
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Kementerian Pertanian menggelar pameran produk pertanian bertajuk ´Kemilau Daya Saing Produk Pertanian 2013´ di Auditorium Gedung F, Kementerian Pertanian di Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan. Pameran berlangsung mulai hari ini hingga besok (28-29 November 2013).
Puncak acara kegiatan tersebut berlangsung Kamis malam (28/11) berupa pemberian penghargaan oleh Menteri Pertanian Suswono kepada pelaku agribisnis yang memenuhi aspek keamanan pangan, aspek mutu, aspek pasar dan aspek pendukung lainnya sehingga mampu bersaing di pasar domestik maupun pasar global.
"Dengan dibukanya pasar bebas yang mulai berlaku pada 2015, Indonesia harus mempersiapkan diri agar tidak menjadi pasar bagi produk dari negara-negara anggota ASEAN lainnya. Harus terus berinovasi dan berkreasi untuk menghasilkan produk yang berdaya saing, baik di pasar domestik, pasar ASEAN maupun internasional," kata Menteri Pertanian Suswono melalui pernyataan tertulisnya, yang dilansir Biro Humas Kementerian Pertanian, Kamis (28/11).
Suswono menambahkan, kemampuan bersaing suatu produk melibatkan berbagai aspek, mulai dari tahapan prapanen hingga pascapanen dengan melibatkan berbagai subsektor terkait, dari pusat hingga daerah. Melalui koordinasi internal maupun eksternal dengan lembaga pemerintah maupun perusahaan swasta untuk mensinergikan program sehingga lebih implementatif dirasakan oleh masyarakat yang menjadi kelompok sasaran dan masyarakat umum.
Melalui kegiatan eksibisi produk pertanian, Suswono berharap dapat menjadi motivator bagi pelaku usaha, untuk terus meningkatkan mutu hasil pertanian sehingga memberi mendukung peningkatan nilai tambah dan daya saing produk pertanian.
Anugerah Pertanian 2013
Para penerimaan anugerah produk pertanian berdaya saing 2013 antara lain kepada Yatinah asal Pekanbaru, Riau, yang mengembangkan rengginang ubi kayu padahal bahan baku penganan ini lazimnya dari beras ketan.
Kulit pisang yang biasanya dibuang, bagi Ratna Prawira dari Sleman, Yogyakarta malah bermanfaat menjadi kerupuk kulit pisang, dengan kandungan serotanin yang berkhasiat mengatasi depresi setelah melalui uji laboratorium.
Bagi pengidap diabetes, ada kabar gembira dari inovasi Ardiansyah, peneliti pertanian dari IPB Bogor, yang mengembangkan healthy sweet dari gula aren untuk menurunkan kadar gula darah serta aman bagi penderita diabetes dan memberi efek kenyang setelah dikonsumsi.
Rendang identik dengan daging sapi, tapi bagi Zulyafetri dari Limapuluh Kota, Sumbar ternyata telur dan tapioka serta tepung beras yang dimasak dengan bumbu rendang khas Minangkabau.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Ministry of Agriculture held an exhibition of agricultural products, called ´Competitive Advantage of Indonesian Agricultural Products 2013´ at the Auditorium of Building F, the Ministry of Agriculture in Ragunan, South Jakarta. The exhibition runs from today until tomorrow (28 to 29 November 2013).
The highlight will take place on Thursday night (28/11), the Minister of Agriculture Suswono will give awards to qualified agribusiness innovator of food safety, quality, market access and other ancillary factors so as to compete in the domestic market as well as global markets.
"The implementation of the free market in Southeast Asia by 2015, Indonesia must anticipate, not a market for products from ASEAN member countries. Should continue innovation to produce competitive products, both in the domestic market, the ASEAN market and international market," Agriculture Minister Suswono through press statement published by the Bureau of Public Relations Ministry of Agriculture, Thursday (28/11).
Suswono added, the ability to compete are encouraged various aspects of a product, from pre-harvest to post-harvest involving various sub-sectors, from central to the regional. Through internal and external coordination with government agencies and private companies to synergize the program, making it beneficial for the community.
Through exhibitions of agricultural products, Suswono hope can be a motivator for entrepreneurs, to continuously improve the quality of agricultural products so as to increase the added value and competitiveness of agricultural products.
Through exhibitions of agricultural products, Suswono hope can be a motivator for entrepreneurs, to continuously improve the quality of agricultural products so as to increase the added value and competitiveness of agricultural products.
2013 Agricultural Award
Agricultural Award 2013 will be give to Yatinah of Pekanbaru, Riau, which develops rengginang cassava, raw material is usually sticky rice.
Banana skin that is usually discarded, for Ratna Prawira of Sleman, Yogyakarta useful even be crackers banana skin, containing serotanin, nutritious treat depression after a laboratory test.
For people with diabetes, there is good news from Ardiansyah, agricultural researchers in IPB Bogor, which develops healthy sweet from brown sugar, to lower blood sugar levels, as well as safe to eat by diabetics and gives satiety effect.
Rendang (beef cooked with coconut milk), by Zulyafetri of Fifty Cities, West Sumatra, replaced beef with eggs and tapioca flour plus rice cooked with spices typical of Minangkabau.
