3. Indonesia Priority
The role of Asean Industry Association in Addressing
Technical Barrier to Trade
Franciscus Welirang
Director , PT. Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, GAPMMI Advisory Board
Sep 6, 2012
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4. Key Issue
Food Security Issue and automatically Nutrition Security Issue
Challenge in achieving Availability, Affordability, Safety and
Nutrition due to geographical issue, connectivity, infrastructure
compare to fellow ASEAN
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7. Challenge in ASEAN and Indonesia Food Security
To achieve the goals of ASEAN Economic Community as a highly
competitive economic region in one unity, need to consider
following dimensions :
- Sustainable Agriculture Production
- Market and trade policy follow up as single market including
stocks of foods
- Food Safety and Nutrition issue
- Regulatory , standard and control body
- Public Private Partnership
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8. Indonesia Food Industry Structure
Around 930,000 industries with output of Rp 661 Trilion -70 bill
US$
Domination of number by small and home industry, with the
output below 15 %
Direct workforce involve of 2,2 million people
Concern on how will the SME play role in ASEAN and Indonesia
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9. Shared Priority
Regulatory for ASEAN market which impact to trade
- Reciprocal on Common technical regulatory: Registration,
standard for the safety and quality; Labeling/Health Claim
- Accreditation bodies, recognition on COA/laboratory ASEAN
- Halal is also key issue and need MRA
Concern on Agro-Food Sector in Indonesia :
- Standardization issue including GAP/GMP for SME/Small holder
farmer
- Connectivity , gate of entrance, infrastructure
- Other political, social issues other than ASEAN Single Market
need to be addressed
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