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The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) reiterated its commitment to boost economic equity in the agricultural sector through the fourth Jakarta Food Security Summit (JFFS) which will be held on March 8-9 in Jakarta. The theme which raised in the meeting is  the Economic Equity in the Sector of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishery through Policy and Partnership. Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rosan P. Roeslani in Jakarta, on Tuesday (6/3) said that agriculture is an important sector that determine the national economy because it is able to absorb labor in large numbers.

“Why we raise that theme, because we see that agriculture is the sector that absorbs most number of manpower, which approximately 32 percent of the total of 132 million people. So nearly 50 million people work in agriculture sector. But its growth every year is only 3-4 percent in average and their contribution to GDP  is only 13 to 14 percent,” Rosan P. Roeslani said.

Rosan P. Roeslani moreover added that the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce –Kadin Indonesia also expects agriculture to become the sector that can minimize the national economic gap through efforts to improve the welfare of farmers. According to him, the farmers are the key that determine the Indonesian national food security. Therefore KADIN Indonesia will continue to encourage the development and innovation of the partnership pattern between farmers and businessmen. It cannot be denied that food security has a big influence on the conducive business climate in the country// (VOI/Rezha/NT)