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        "id": 1860853,
        "msgid": "barantin-strengthens-mentoring-for-msmes-to-access-international-markets-1784105900",
        "date": "2026-07-15 15:11:51",
        "title": "Barantin Strengthens Mentoring for MSMEs to Access International Markets",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) is intensifying its assistance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help them meet export requirements and penetrate global markets. The initiative, highlighted through a webinar series, aims to demonstrate that export opportunities are wide open if sanitary and phytosanitary standards are fulfilled. One success story is the export of dried ketapang leaves from Bangka Belitung, which are used internationally as a natural water conditioner for ornamental fish.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) is strengthening its\nmentoring for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to fulfil\nexport requirements, making it easier for them to access and export\nvarious superior commodities in the international market. \u201cWe want more\nMSMEs to understand that export opportunities are wide open as long as\nthe destination country\u2019s requirements can be met,\u201d said Barantin\u2019s\nPrincipal Secretary Shahandra Hanitiyo during the online launch of the\nBarantin Go Export Web Series in Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung, on\nWednesday. Shahandra stated that the web series, titled \u2018In-Depth\nReview: Bangka Belitung\u2019s Ketapang Leaves Flying Abroad\u2019, is part of\nBarantin\u2019s effort to assist MSMEs in meeting export requirements and\nexpanding international market access through fast, easy, and reliable\nquarantine services. \u201cBarantin will continue to be present to assist\nMSMEs through fast, easy, and reliable quarantine services so that more\nregional superior products can penetrate the export market,\u201d he said.\nHead of the Bangka Belitung Quarantine Office, Herwintarti, added that\nketapang leaves are a promising regional commodity with strong export\nprospects. \u201cThis ketapang leaf commodity has been marketed to several\ncountries, such as the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and\nGermany,\u201d she said. She noted that according to Best Trust data,\nthroughout 2025, MSMEs assisted by the Bangka Belitung Quarantine Office\nexported 665.14 kilogrammes of ketapang leaves. In the first semester of\n2026, export realisation for the commodity reached 553.06 kilogrammes.\nMSME actor and exporter Lukman Nuhung added that ketapang leaves are\nexported in dried form. In the international market, the product is used\nas a natural water conditioner for aquariums, especially for ornamental\nfish such as bettas, guppies, and snakeheads. \u201cThe tannin content in\nketapang leaves helps stabilise the water\u2019s pH, accelerates wound\nhealing in fish, and possesses antibacterial and antifungal properties,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/barantin-strengthens-mentoring-for-msmes-to-access-international-markets-1784105900",
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