REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MAKASSAR -- The Malaysian Government has hinted its readiness to import rice produced by the Indonesian farmers in South Sulawesi Province as it meets the country's quality standards.

Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Dato' Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim informed journalists on the sidelines of his meeting with the executive board members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (Kadin's) South Sulawesi Chapter that his country imports rice from Thailand and Vietnam.

"We import rice from Thailand and Vietnam. If South Sulawesi's rice stock can meet the Malaysian quality standards, please send it to us. We are open," he affirmed.

Ambassador Hashim stated that rice production from the available farmland area cannot meet the demand and consumption, thus Malaysia still imports it from other countries.

Therefore, if South Sulawesi has surplus rice, it can offer it to Malaysia in accordance with the country's procedures, he said, adding that other agricultural products, such as cocoa, are also welcomed.

Ambassador Hashim also shed light on the crude palm oil (CPO) production, saying that he would contemplate ways to help boost production by considering the availability of 15 thousand hectares of palm plantation area with only two CPO mills.

Chairman of Kadin-South Sulawesi Chapter Zulkarnain said he encouraged and supported the extension of business cooperation between the local businesspersons and their Indonesian and foreign partners.

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