Said Abdullah, Advocacy and Network Manager of the People's Coalition for Food Security:
The Government must have the courage to impose import tariffs

July 16, 2013

The Government must have the courage to impose import tariffs.Indonesia produces about 18-19 millions tons of fruit a year. But according to Said Abdullah, Advocacy and Network Manager of the People's Coalition for Food Security (KRKP), which fights for food rights, the figure should be much bigger. Of the 266 species of fruit in Indonesia, only 62 are commercially cultivated. The balance of fruit trading produces a deficit for Indonesia and th

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