Hortgro
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A
sian export ties were strengthened this
week when the Indonesian Quarantine
Agency granted Country of Recognition for
South Africa’s food safety control system,
thereby increasing the export potential for South African deciduous fruit.
The document was signed by the Indonesian Minister
of Agriculture, Mr Amran Sulaiman, on Monday (11
April 2016) and forwarded to Mr Willem Geerlings,
Political Counsellor, at the South African Embassy in
Jakarta.
“This has been a long and complex process and the
industry is heartened by this break-through,” said Mr
Anton Rabe, HORTGRO executive director. “This establishes a new trading regime that will ease the import
process and documentation requirements, and also
opens up the port of Jakarta as entry point into Indonesia.
“We wish to thank all the officials – especially at the
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) – both in South Africa and
at the Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the successful
conclusion of the country of recognition status that
has been achieved. This is the result of a team effort
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between the public and private sector and will greatly
assist with creating a more stable trading regime to
grow our exports to Indonesia.”
The collaborative efforts and hard work by all parties
towards achieving this ultimate goal has finally paid
off and is certainly welcomed and well deserved, said
Ms Lindi Benić, HORTGRO
Trade & Market Access Manager. She especially
acknowledged Mr Geerlings’ extensive ongoing efforts
in this regard.
“We look forward to this new development, also
providing confirmation of products included under
SA’s Country of Recognition status - including all deciduous fruit and including the use of the port of Jakarta”
The following products have been included:
Apples
Apricots
Cherries
Citrus fruits
Grapes
Grapefruit
Lemons
Nectarines
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Peanuts
Plums
Pomelos
Prunes
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