Sugar in the Twilight Zone

Not strong enough to face up to sugar imports, Indonesia’s sugar industry is getting buried and many sugar refineries are closing down. Unless a solution is found immediately, the Indonesian sugar industry will be no more than just a name.

December 11, 2001

WHO is responsible for the Indonesian sugar industry being in its current depressed state? Those involved in the industry are inclined to blame the government because of its decision to set the import duty on sugar at only between 20 and 25 percent. They themselves have hardly ever tried to produce quality sugar at a reasonable price. This is despite the fact that with economic globalization, agricultural products have to be ready to face foreign

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