Ministry of Agriculture Accelerates Seed and Plant Genetic Resource Import-Export Licensing Services
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Centre for Plant Variety Protection and Agricultural Licensing (PVTPP), is continuing to accelerate the transformation of licensing services in the seed sector to achieve food self-sufficiency and downstream agricultural commodity development.
Head of the PVTPP Centre, Leli Nuryati, stated that this effort is being realised through regulatory simplification and improved service quality. “So that the licensing process for the import and export of seeds and plant genetic resources (SDG) becomes faster, easier, and provides legal certainty for business actors,” Leli said in a statement on Wednesday, 15 July 2026.
As part of this initiative, the PVTPP Centre organised a Licensing Assistance activity for the Import and Export of Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources at the Central Java Agricultural Modernisation Implementation Centre (BRMP) in Semarang. The event was attended by seed business actors from various regions in Central Java and served as a dialogue platform between the government and business players to align understanding of the latest policies in the seed sector.
Leli stated that the provision of superior seeds is the main foundation for increasing agricultural productivity while strengthening national food security. Therefore, regulations governing the traffic of seeds and plant genetic resources must be able to accommodate the needs of the business world without neglecting the protection of Indonesia’s genetic resources.
“We continue to transform licensing services to make them simpler, faster, and more accountable. On the other hand, regulations must also be able to guarantee the protection of genetic resources while providing certainty for business actors in carrying out their business activities,” Leli said.
She added that such assistance activities are an important means for the government to convey various policy changes while directly absorbing aspirations from business actors who have been facing various challenges in the licensing process. “This activity is very important considering Semarang is a major city with potential in agricultural seed breeding,” she said.
In agreement, the Head of the Agriculture and Livestock Service of Central Java Province, Defransisco Dasilva Tavares, emphasised that Central Java has great potential as one of the national seed production centres. This strength is supported by a network of private seed producers and community breeders spread across almost all regencies and cities.