BEM, Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University Collaborates with Bali Province Agriculture and Food Security Service to Hold World Food Weeks Discussion

In commemoration of World Food Day, the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University (Unud) collaborated with the Bali Province Agriculture and Food Security Service to hold a World Food Weeks discussion entitled: "Export Import Regulations for Agricultural Products in Indonesia: Empowering or Harmful?".

This discussion was held on Saturday, 21 October 2023 at the Main Sabha Meeting Room I of the Bali Province Agriculture and Food Security Service. The event began with remarks by the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, Dr. Gusti Ngurah Alit Susanta Wirya, S.P, M.Agr and Head of the P3HP Division of the Bali Province Agriculture and Food Security Service, Dewa Ketut Subawa, S.P. The end of the speech was the beginning of the discussion.

The discussion began with a presentation of material by A.A Gede Agung Wedhatama (Founder of the Cool Young Farmers Community), continued by Dewa Ketut Subawa, S.P (Head of P3HP DISTAN Bali) and ended by Putu Shinta Devi (Plant Quarantine Sub-Coordinator). The discussion was attended by students from the Faculty of Agriculture throughout Bali and the discussion lasted for 120 minutes.

The discussion conclusions from World Food Weeks are attached below:
1. Quarantine is carried out to avoid quarantine plant pest organisms (OPTK), quarantine fish pest organisms (OPIK), and quarantine animal pest organisms (OPHK). If plants, fish or animals are contaminated by pest organisms, the related objects will be destroyed.

2. Exports have very broad potential, depending on the region and destination country. The highest export commodities in Bali include cocoa, vanilla, mangosteen, cut flowers and coffee. The countries that are the largest exporters of the above commodities are Singapore and the Middle East.

3. The younger generation has an important role in efforts to advance the agricultural sector. The high resource potential provides an opportunity for the younger generation to be involved in exporting agricultural commodities, but collaboration and cooperation between agencies including academics, practitioners and government is required. Exports and imports are closely related in meeting needs and more attention is needed in sorting export-import commodities that will be transacted domestically.