Malaysia: Indonesia Can Fortunately Large with Halal Products

Government of Indonesia Malaysia assess the most likely to benefit by producing a variety of products certified halal. Unfortunately, the Indonesian government and employers do not take advantage of that opportunity to the maximum.

Chairman Joint Business Council Malaysia Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Dato Faudzi Naim said, Indonesia is still behind in producing and marketing the products certified halal than Thailand and Malaysia. Faudzi said he did not know exactly how many products have halal certification from Indonesia. He believes the numbers are still way below the approximately 3000 Thailand and Malaysia amounted to about 2,500.

"Left behind Indonesia in the issuing and marketing of halal-certified products is of course very unfortunate because Indonesia was the most likely major benefit bersertifikisi halal products," he said after the opening of the Halal Expo 2012 organized by Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in North Sumatra Medan, Friday (04/13/2012) night.

Indonesia profit opportunities in the halal-certified products it refers to the number of products exported and Indonesia which have received great interest among foreign consumers. The need for halal products is higher even than many countries, including non-Muslim countries, particularly the United States and the European Union. Indonesia also has quite a lot and the majority population are Muslims so as to encourage the emergence of halal products. "Just think how much profit Indonesia if it's really serious about making products and certified kosher," he said.

He said even if the foreign market uptake could not be worked up, employers can rely on the domestic market is large enough.

"Other countries, including Malaysia and Thailand alone, just to see how big the market potential of Indonesia. See, every product produced any country, certainly the main target, among others, Indonesia," he said.

Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce North Sumatra Hervian Taher admitted that the omission of Indonesia, particularly Sumatra, in exploiting the market opportunities that halal certified products. "Therefore, the Chamber of Commerce and North Sumatra are expected to make the expo could lead employers to create and market their products certified halal halal certification as well as disseminate it to society," he said.

He said one of the barriers Indonesia in making and marketing of halal-certified products is the absence of Halal Certification Act. That not only makes the entrepreneur has not been so compelled to seek kosher certification, but also causes the halal certificate is costly. In fact, the bill (the bill) had been started since 2004 are discussed.

"Not to the issuance of the law itself is also expected because of the tug-of-interest. Should the government be able to overcome it and immediately issued a Halal Certification Act," he said. Hervian hope the House of Representatives Commission VIII kept his promise to issue a law soon.

Acting Governor of North Sumatra Gatot Pujo Nugroho said the North Sumatra Provincial Government fully supports and is ready to assist local entrepreneurs in producing and marketing the products certified halal. Encourage a high desire halal certification was developed in North Sumatra increasingly felt when visiting Egypt, where a variety of food products ranging from soy sauce to the sale of halal-certified in the country is largely a product of Thailand. In fact, according to the supermarket and public employers in the country, the taste of food products from Indonesia could be acceptable to consumers, as well as Malaysia and Thailand products. "So the opportunity that had to be harnessed and ready to support the Government of North Sumatra province," he said.