Kadin Urges Business Collaboration to Boost Food Productivity and Export Competitiveness
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JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Chairman Anindya Novyan Bakrie has called on the country’s business community to unite across sectors and work collaboratively to drive national productivity and competitiveness, emphasizing that Indonesia’s economic strength depends on synergy among industries, innovation, and partnerships with the government.
Speaking virtually at the National Coordination Meeting for Kadin’s Coordinators in Economy, Food, and Export Development in Jakarta on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, Anindya said Indonesia’s economy was projected to grow by around 5 percent this year. Yet, he noted that the country still faced challenges in logistics costs and industrial productivity.
“However, we also know that our logistics costs remain higher than the average. Our industrial productivity has not increased. We must leap forward, not just move,” Anindya said in his address.
He outlined three strategic priorities for Kadin’s sectoral leaders to enhance synergy. The food sector, he said, must strengthen inter-sectoral links to boost productivity; the economy division should focus on lowering the cost of doing business and channeling investment into productive sectors; and the export division must transition from raw-material shipments to higher-value exports.
“The export division must move from being an exporter of raw materials to an exporter of innovation, with balanced contributions. Within the next two years, we should see a simulation of increased non-oil and gas exports,” Anindya said.
Anindya also highlighted the need for stronger cooperation with government ministries and agencies, citing Kadin’s partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry on a multi-business forestry transformation initiative launched in 2020.
“As I often say, Kadin must be human-led, 30 percent, and tech-enabled, 70 percent. We must lead with heart, act with heart, and fight for the nation,” he said.
Kadin Vice Chairman for Export Development Juan Permata Adoe underscored that export growth was a critical pillar for Indonesia’s economy. He said Kadin had worked closely with the Ministry of Trade to support the expansion of domestic products into global markets through training, digital platforms, and stakeholder partnerships.
“We have a plan to involve multiple stakeholders in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, so that everything we do contributes to export growth and state revenue,” Juan said.
He added that Kadin had been providing training to help business owners meet international standards, enabling them to become more competitive in global trade. “We already have pillars in education and training, and in improving policy frameworks, so that all entrepreneurs and sectors can participate in export activities with greater competitiveness,” he explained.
Juan also introduced Go-Ekspor, a digital platform designed to simplify export procedures. “This export platform is essential because it provides certificates of origin and facilitates coordination among divisions. It helps all sectors engage in export expansion, which will increase valuation,” he said.
Meanwhile, Kadin Vice Chairman for Food Affairs Mulyadi Jayabaya urged the government to ensure the availability of high-quality seeds to strengthen national food resilience and raise agricultural productivity.
“Our goal for food crops over eight hectares is 5.2 tons per hectare, but we are still short of that—only reaching around 3 tons, even 2 tons—because of a lack of superior seeds,” Jayabaya said after the same event.
He noted that Indonesia’s annual food demand stands at around 35 million tons, and that if productivity reached 5 tons per hectare on 10 million hectares of farmland, the country could achieve a surplus. “But in reality, this year we still face a deficit of about 4 million tons,” he said.
“Clearly, this is not optimal. This happens because the seeds are not yet of high quality. We have conveyed our suggestion to the government to provide superior seeds so the yield can be maximized,” Jayabaya added.
He also pointed out that bureaucratic inefficiencies remained a major obstacle to the growth of the agribusiness sector. “When it comes to licensing, we still face too much bureaucracy, which also hampers economic growth,” he said.
Kadin Vice Chairman for Economic Affairs Franky Oesman Widjaja joined Jayabaya and Juan in reaffirming the organization’s commitment to building what Anindya called “Indonesia Incorporated” — a unified platform where the private sector, government, and civil society work hand in hand to achieve sustainable growth through productivity, innovation, and inclusivity.