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The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Jakarta represents the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Indonesia and Timor Leste. USDA Indonesia works closely with U.S. exporters and cooperators, as well as with importers and trade associations of Indonesia and Timor Leste to facilitate the sales of U.S. agricultural products and promote food security.
USDA Indonesia assists traders of bulk and intermediate agricultural commodities including wheat, soybean, corn, cotton, feed ingredients (soybean meal, meat and bone meal, poultry feather meals, etc.), as well as promotes the sales of U.S. high value agricultural products, such as dairy, beef, fresh and processed fruit and vegetables, and processed, packaged, and ready-to-eat food products.
News & Events
3rd Halal20 International Conference
The conference took place on October 9 -12, 2024 at the ICE BSD, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia.
This event was organized by the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body (BPJPH) of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. This global halal forum produced important outputs, including the signing of 52 Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) between BPJPH and Foreign Halal Certification Bodies from 24 countries, and also the Communiqué on Strengthening the Global Halal Ecosystem from all delegates present.
Second Annual Ramadan Delights
On April 2, 2024, FAS Jakarta held its second annual Ramadan iftar event at the U.S. Embassy’s @america cultural center. This year’s event, “Ramadan Delights with U.S. Products: featuring the Talents of Chef Vindex and a Conversation with U.S. Halal Certifying Bodies,” promoted high-quality U.S. food ingredients such as beef, cheese, dates, chickpeas, raisins, and seafood. These ingredients were integrated into local dishes traditionally served during Ramadan.
Cattle Feed Reformulation to Increase Productivity Seminars
USDA FAS Jakarta and U.S. Grains Council (USGC) in collaboration with the Indonesian Dairy Cooperatives Union (GKSI), Food Export Association of the Midwest USA and Food Export USA – Northeast, and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) present three half-day seminars in Malang, East Java; Yogyakarta, DI Yogyakarta; and Bandung, West Java, which are the production centers of Indonesia’s domestic fresh milk.
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia and USDA Forest Service Collaborate to Support the Implementation of FOLU Net Sink 2030
The Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, Siti Nurbaya, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chief of the USDA Forest Service, Randy Moore, in Jakarta on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. The MoU aimed to strengthen the cooperation in technical exchange and capacity building to support Indonesia to implement FOLU Net Sink 2030 strategy.
