• id Indonesia
  • en English
Selasa, Februari 7, 2023
  • TENTANG KAMI
Indonesia for Global Justice
  • BERANDA
  • BERITA
    • IGJ ON MEDIA
    • JARINGAN
    • KEGIATAN IGJ
    • KUMPULAN BERITA
  • PUBLIKASI
    • BUKU
    • ARTICLE MONITORING
    • PRES RELEASE & STATEMENT
    • BRIEFING PAPER
    • INFOGRAFIS
  • OPINI
No Result
View All Result
“A Global Justice Order through Social Movements”s
  • BERANDA
  • BERITA
    • IGJ ON MEDIA
    • JARINGAN
    • KEGIATAN IGJ
    • KUMPULAN BERITA
  • PUBLIKASI
    • BUKU
    • ARTICLE MONITORING
    • PRES RELEASE & STATEMENT
    • BRIEFING PAPER
    • INFOGRAFIS
  • OPINI
No Result
View All Result
Indonesia for Global Justice
No Result
View All Result
Home Publikasi Rilis Media

Govt urged to protect agriculture sector in WTO talks

November 30, 2013
in Rilis Media
Reading Time: 2 mins read
1.8k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Watchdog groups are calling on the government to protect Indonesia’s agriculture sector in the ongoing World Trade Organization (WTO) member preparatory talks by supporting a proposal made by 46 developing countries seeking to raise the limit of allowable subsidized stockpiles.

Advanced countries, however, have responded to the proposal by proposing a peace clause stipulating that they can subsidize developing countries’ agriculture sector for only four years.

Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ) executive director Riza Damanik said that Indonesia should reject the peace clause as the country would not be able to improve its agricultural sector and set itself on par with the growth of advanced countries’ agricultural industries within only four years.

“Furthermore, the subsidy limitation will likely disrupt the food supply, thereby threatening Indonesia’s food sovereignty and security,” he said in an open letter to Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan made available to The Jakarta Post on Friday.

Additionally, he said, the increased agricultural subsidy limit demanded by the 46 countries, which call themselves the G33, would also increase local farmers’ welfare and secure the food supply.

He added that instead of focusing on the trade facilitation deal, the government should allocate more time to discuss strategies on how to get the WTO to approve the G33 proposal.

Collective Research Network (JeRK) analyst Hizkia Yosie echoed Riza’s sentiments, saying that the trade facilitation deal could cause Indonesia to be exploited by advanced countries.

“Advanced countries seek to exploit our farmers by making them produce food stuffs that will be exported by their companies to strengthen their economic hegemony,” he told a press conference on Saturday.

He said that companies from advanced countries spent a lot of money for agricultural research in Indonesia to impose their own food production quality and capacity standards on the country.

He added that agricultural market research commissioned by firms from advanced countries was a modern form of colonization because it forced farmers to plant a particular commodity based on market demands.

“For example, when soybean sales figures increase, companies will tell corn farmers to plant soybean. So now our farmers also have a burden to fulfill international market demands,” he said.

Dodi Mantra from the Indonesian Young Workers Alliance (APPI) said that the government should protect Indonesian farmers from the WTO, an institution he saw as infringing on national sovereignty.

“The government should not let Indonesian farmers be ordered around by foreign companies,” he told a press conference on Saturday.

Previously, the Indonesian government had expressed its support of the G33 proposal.

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said in an earlier statement that agricultural subsidy talks among WTO members had accelerated as developed countries, particularly the United States, were more amenable toward accepting the G33 proposal.

Riza said that the government should continue to take a firm stance in supporting the G33 proposal despite strong political pressure from advanced countries that might cause developing countries to capitulate. (ogi)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/11/25/govt-urged-protect-agriculture-sector-wto-talks.html

PDF 📄
Previous Post

IGJ: Paket WTO Mengancam Pangan di ASEAN

Next Post

RI Will Back Agriculture Subsidies Proposal

Related Posts

LAPORAN PENILAIAN KESETARAAN DAN AKSEPTABILITAS SISTEM PERLINDUNGAN LINGKUNGAN DAN SOSIAL INDONESIA SERTA PLN TERHADAP SPS ADB
IGJ On Media

LAPORAN PENILAIAN KESETARAAN DAN AKSEPTABILITAS SISTEM PERLINDUNGAN LINGKUNGAN DAN SOSIAL INDONESIA SERTA PLN TERHADAP SPS ADB

Februari 6, 2023
TERASI PANGAN: Hak-Hak Petani Dikebiri, Pemerintah Dukung UPOV 1991 yang Melindungi Korporasi dan Investasi
Gerak Lawan

TERASI PANGAN: Hak-Hak Petani Dikebiri, Pemerintah Dukung UPOV 1991 yang Melindungi Korporasi dan Investasi

Januari 24, 2023
Load More
Next Post
Nasib Perjanjian Pertanian Di Tangan India, AS Siap-siap Lobby

RI Will Back Agriculture Subsidies Proposal

Please login to join discussion

covid-19 widget

Popular Post

  • Penghapusan Status B3 FABA dan SBE dalam PP No 22 Tahun 2021 tentang Penyelenggaraan Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup dalam Tinjauan Sustainable Trade

    Penghapusan Status B3 FABA dan SBE dalam PP No 22 Tahun 2021 tentang Penyelenggaraan Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup dalam Tinjauan Sustainable Trade

    2604 shares
    Share 1042 Tweet 651
  • Ahli Tekankan Pentingnya Persetujuan DPR dalam Perjanjian Internasional

    2590 shares
    Share 1036 Tweet 648
  • Penenggelaman Kapal Asing

    2236 shares
    Share 894 Tweet 559
  • DIPLOMASI VAKSIN COVID-19 INDONESIA: “Tantangan Akses Publik Atas Vaksin dan Layanan Kesehatan Berkeadilan”

    1192 shares
    Share 477 Tweet 298
  • Cerita Dari Pelosok Negeri: Aksi Kolektif Gerakan Sosial Indonesia Merespon Covid19

    1106 shares
    Share 442 Tweet 277
  • PERDAGANGAN & INVESTASI
  • BISNIS & HAM
  • DIGITAL EKONOMI
No Result
View All Result
  • BERANDA
  • BERITA
    • IGJ ON MEDIA
    • JARINGAN
    • KEGIATAN IGJ
    • KUMPULAN BERITA
  • PUBLIKASI
    • BUKU
    • PRES RELEASE & STATEMENT
    • ARTICLE MONITORING
    • BRIEFING PAPER
    • INFOGRAFIS
  • OPINI
  • id Indonesia
  • en English

Indonesia For Global Justice© 2020

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used.