Export to ASEAN country just 19.8%

Indonesia should not leave ASEAN and retrain a key role in this institution, although this time Indonesia in G-20 institutions. Economically, Indonesia has yet to optimally utilize the ASEAN market. It was agreed Consortium participants Indonesia Foreign on Paramadian Graduate Schools, South Jakarta, Friday (10/2).
According to Dekan PGS of Diplomacy Dinna Wisnu PhD, economical raise of Indonesia lose fast from Vietnam, Laos and Kamboja. The one factor, Indonesia not using product marketing of goods to ASEAN country. Percentage of export from Indonesia to ASEAN countries is just 19,8%, while country likes Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand raise to 42%. "Whereas from import side, Indonesia import a number of goods as same as Malaysia and Singapore," said by him.
Dinna also critics the ability of our diplomate to promote Indonesia in world. From side of tourism market, position of Indonesia buried than other country in ASEAN. Malaysia can makes tourism visit they country up to 22 million person/year. Singapore 10 million person/year, Thailand 14 million person/year, but Indonesia just 6 million person/year.

Farmer Frustated The Price of Vegetables Drop

Farmer from Bayongbong Garut frustated, because the price of vegetables commodities such as, cabbage, tomato, and potato drop, because endured of marketing and too many agricultural productions.
A Farmer from Bayongbong, Aman, Friday (10/2) say, tomoto price usually Rp.3.000,00 to Rp.4.000,00 per kg, now drop to Rp. 800,00/kg. Cabbage also Rp.800,00/kg at farmer level, whereas Rp.2.000,00/kg.
"Except that the price of soybean stable at Rp.6.000,00/kg and potatoes Rp.4.800,00/kg. This two  kind of vegetables is still safe at Stasiun Agribisnis STA ( Agriculture Station)," say Chairman of Ikatan Penangkar Pedagang Benih (IPPB) Bayongbong, Sutarman when asked for his opinion about the price drop of a few commodity of vegetables.
However, vegetables commodity marketing is still fast market to Batam, Pontianak, and local. About 150 tons vegetables commodity such as cabbage, tomato and potato distributed every week to that region. But marketing omzet per three months, follow by Yoyo as staff there, can be raise to Rp.1.9 billion. "All vegetables commodity supplied by farmer from Cikajang, Samarang, Bayongbong and around there.
Dropping price for a few vegetables commodity, recognize by Bupati Garut Aceng H.M. Fikri, Friday (10/2), as a mistake from Garut goverment, who does not immediately make regulations and map area.
"If we had makes the map area for vegetables planting, then we will know which correct region for tomato. When the price of tomato is good, so all farmer plant tomato, and when harvest time the result from production is raise, price for tomato who good becomes drop to Rp.800,00. The suffer of course the farmer," said Bupati Garut.