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free trade :
Some things can hinder the trading of Indonesian agricultural products to the market
1. non-tariff barriers, such as Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures,
2. unpreparedness of farmers in ensuring the quality of agricultural products,
3. lackunderstanding of the importance of post-harvest aspects,
4. less favorable pricing policies,and the less vigorous trade lobby. In terms of non-tariff
barriers, such as Sanitary and Phytosanitary. Measures, farmers or exporters we must
understand the true rules
applied in importing country.
The quality of agricultural products is one of the parameters of the success of agricultural
products in penetrating the international market. Therefore to meet requirements such as
exemplified above, there should be extra attention
from farmers or exporters to keep exported commodities meet the criteria ditetatpkan.
Product quality assurance should start from the time of planting. In fact, for organic
products, the requirements can be more stringent because
not every land can be used for the cultivation of a particular product.
The quality of agricultural products is also determined by harvest and post harvest
treatment. As For example, physical damage as defined as bruising, skin breaks, is very
likely to occur when done
harvesting, external discoloration can occur at the time of transportation from production
land to warehouse, and
etc. Attention to technical matters of this kind becomes a the necessity for Indonesian
agricultural products to be accepted by the market international.
Another problem that can also be a barrier to the export of agricultural products is pricing
policy. This is closely linked to the deep government policy trade and agricultural
development as a whole, such as whether there is
subsidy policy, tax incentives, etc. so that commodity prices agriculture can be more
competitive in the international market. It's a secret it is common that some agricultural
commodity exporting countries adopt policies subsidies to farmers so that the price of
agricultural commodities the country can sold cheaper in the international market.