HDDAP Project Receives Rp1.8 Trillion as Ginger Processing Is Accelerated

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia — Freddy Lumban Gaol, Director of Horticultural Downstreaming at the Ministry of Agriculture, said that guaranteeing prices for farmers was one of the challenges in strengthening an efficient and competitive horticultural supply chain.

For individual farmers with small plots, distribution and price volatility remain problems, as they often face long supply chains that depress farm-gate prices. The ministry is therefore strengthening the sector from upstream to downstream through horticultural cooperatives. It aims to establish 200–350 cooperatives by 2029, each with assets of Rp5 billion to Rp10 billion.

The ministry is also developing its Horticulture Development in Dryland Areas Project (HDDAP) in 13 districts across seven provinces. The project, which aims to develop horticulture on dryland, is supported by Rp1.8 trillion in funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The strategies for advancing Indonesia’s horticultural potential were discussed by Andi Shalini and Freddy Lumban Gaol on CNBC Indonesia’s Squawk Box on Thursday, 29 October 2026.