JAKARTA (ANTARA) – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwan Kartasasmita stressed the need for Indonesia to re-establish itself as a leader in the global halal industry, as the country's Sharia economy has shown some improvement.
“Currently, on a global scale, Indonesia's Sharia economic indicators continue to improve, and (the country) has been able to secure the fourth place in the world. We need to reestablish our position,” he said in a statement received here on Tuesday.
He pointed out that Indonesia is home to 241 million Muslims, according to 2022 records, accounting for 87 percent of the total population.
Spending on halal products and services by Indonesian Muslims is expected to increase by 14.96 percent to reach USD 281.6 billion by 2025, effectively making Indonesia the world's largest consumer of halal products and leading the world. It accounts for 11.34 percent of the total halal expenditure, he elaborated.
The Minister said that the strong growth of the Sharia economy and Halal industry is due to the huge number of Muslims, the growing awareness of Islamic values towards Halal products, and the number of national strategies and programs aimed at Sharia economy and Halal industry. He said that this was supported by the following factors. He also added about the development of halal products and services.
Bank Indonesia (BI) said priority sectors of the domestic halal value chain consisting of agriculture, halal food and beverages, Muslim fashion, and Muslim-friendly tourism will grow by 4.5-5.3% in 2023, supporting more than 25% I predict that it is possible. It's the national economy, he said.
He added that the government has developed a number of strategies to harness the potential of the halal industry and market.
He then listed strategies, including leveraging the demographic dividend, to provide domestic halal industry players with opportunities to improve productivity and meet overseas demand.
“In addition, Indonesians are encouraged to use Indonesian-made halal products,” the minister said.
He highlighted the ministry's efforts to consistently support halal product programs, including requiring products to obtain halal certification, as outlined in Government Regulation No. 39 of 2021 on Halal Product Assurance. collected.
Kartasasmita said there is also empowerment of the Halal industry as part of the National Industrial Policy (KIN), which is regulated by Presidential Decree No. 74 of 2022 on National Industrial Policy 2020-2024.
He said the strategies to support the halal sector in the Presidential Regulation include international cooperation in policy development, infrastructure development, halal product guarantee system, financial and non-financial incentives, and securing halal raw materials.
It also promotes market access, such as domestic halal certification through Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) with other countries, and hosts national awards and festivals as a vehicle for literacy, education, campaigning and promotion to improve the sector. It also includes doing. the Minister pointed out.
He added that the ministry is confident that it will play an important role in the Halal product assurance system in the future, given its previous experience as a leader in national standards (SNI) for the industry.
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