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VICE PRESIDENT: INTERNATIONAL TRADE YET TO BE CONDUCIVE TO AGRICULTURE
Rome, Nov 18 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono has said the current international trade system has yet to favor the development of agricultural and food production in the developing countries.
"No, not yet," Boediono said whether the existing trade regulations are already conducive to the development of agricultural crops in the developing nations at a press conference in Rome, Italy, Wednesday afternoon (six hours earlier than the time in Jakarta).
Boediono was in the Italian capital city to attend the World Food Security Summit. While on the sidelines of the summit, he also held a meeting with Malaysian Vice Prime Minister Tan Sri Dato Muhyiddin Yassin, Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf, and executive director of the World Food Programme Jossete Sheeran.
Boediono flanked by Agriculture Minister Suswono said that exports of farm and fishery products from the developing to the industrialized countries are still facing some obstacles.
Giving an example he cited that Indonesia`s fish, food, and palm oil are still subjected to certain tariffs and non-tariff rates if exported to the industrialized countries.
"We hope these obstacles would be eliminated, so that our production and food supply will increase," he said.
For that purposes, he added, the interest of the developing countries, especially Indonesia, needs to be taken up in the Doha Round.
The vice president when addressing the World Food Security Summit on Wednesday morning local (Rome) time, or Wednesday afternoon in Jakarta, said international trade regulations supporting the development of farm products in the developing countries need to be made.
"We must not forget that the global trade is a crucial factor for sustainable global food production," he said.
Therefore he said that it was quite regrettable that the Doha Round was still stagnant. "Actually we need to cooperate to restore our commitment," he said.
Boediono also said that food security is not merely boosting food supply. It also involves easier access for the people to foodstuffs.
In this context, he said, everybody concerned needs to underline the need for a commitment to solve a number of important issues to build a more effective information system on production, consumption, price movements and food reserves, the building of a better early warning system and quick response in dealing with conflicts and natural disasters.***3***
"No, not yet," Boediono said whether the existing trade regulations are already conducive to the development of agricultural crops in the developing nations at a press conference in Rome, Italy, Wednesday afternoon (six hours earlier than the time in Jakarta).
Boediono was in the Italian capital city to attend the World Food Security Summit. While on the sidelines of the summit, he also held a meeting with Malaysian Vice Prime Minister Tan Sri Dato Muhyiddin Yassin, Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf, and executive director of the World Food Programme Jossete Sheeran.
Boediono flanked by Agriculture Minister Suswono said that exports of farm and fishery products from the developing to the industrialized countries are still facing some obstacles.
Giving an example he cited that Indonesia`s fish, food, and palm oil are still subjected to certain tariffs and non-tariff rates if exported to the industrialized countries.
"We hope these obstacles would be eliminated, so that our production and food supply will increase," he said.
For that purposes, he added, the interest of the developing countries, especially Indonesia, needs to be taken up in the Doha Round.
The vice president when addressing the World Food Security Summit on Wednesday morning local (Rome) time, or Wednesday afternoon in Jakarta, said international trade regulations supporting the development of farm products in the developing countries need to be made.
"We must not forget that the global trade is a crucial factor for sustainable global food production," he said.
Therefore he said that it was quite regrettable that the Doha Round was still stagnant. "Actually we need to cooperate to restore our commitment," he said.
Boediono also said that food security is not merely boosting food supply. It also involves easier access for the people to foodstuffs.
In this context, he said, everybody concerned needs to underline the need for a commitment to solve a number of important issues to build a more effective information system on production, consumption, price movements and food reserves, the building of a better early warning system and quick response in dealing with conflicts and natural disasters.***3***
