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President Joko Widodo asked to strengthen the business ecosystem for farmers and fishermen so that their businesses can remain conducive and productive.

"We are strengthening the business ecosystem in an integrated manner," President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said in a Limited Meeting of the Farmers and Fishermen Corporations in Realizing Economic Transformation from the Bogor State Palace, West Java, on Tuesday.

Therefore, the President asks ministries and agencies to strengthen a conducive ecosystem, especially in efforts to develop farmer and fisherman corporations through preparing supporting regulations in this direction.

"Actually, we have often talked about this, namely exporting farmers and fishermen to increase their standard of living and now in realizing economic transformation," he said.

On the same occasion, the President reminded that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the agricultural sector has contributed the highest to national economic growth.

In the second quarter of this year, the agricultural sector grew positively by 16.24 percent. The momentum of positive growth in the agricultural sector needs to be maintained, so it has a significant impact on the welfare of farmers and fishermen. (Antaranews)