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SURABAYA, HARIAN DISWAY – Many countries require that incoming export products be sterilized or undergo an irradiation process. Australia is one of those that apply this condition strictly. In Indonesia, only one irradiation site uses the latest technology, namely Sterina in the Tambak Langon Industrial Industrial Area, Surabaya.
Badan Karantina Pertanian yang dipimpin Kepala Pusat Karantina Tumbuhan dan Keamanan Hayati Nabati A.M Adnan melihat langsung proses iradiasi di Sterina, Kamis, 22 Juni 2023. Rombongan diterima Direktur Sterina Radian Jayadi. Radian menunjukkan bagaimana proses sterilisasi menggunakan sinar E-Beam dan X-Ray bekerja.th, 2023. All of these guests were received by Sterina President Director Radian Jayadi. Radian shows how the sterilization process using E-Beam and X-Ray works.
Adnan mencurahkan persoalan yang dialami pemerintah selama 10 tahun ke belakang. Terutama terkait metode ekspor produk komoditas pertanian yang sulit diterima sejumlah negara tujuan. Penyebabnya karena produk yang diekspor belum melewati proses iradiasi.
Kepala Pusat Karantina Tumbuhan dan Keamanan Hayati Nabati A.M Adnan (kanan) disambut Direktur Sterina Radian Jayadi untuk melihat fasilitas iradiasi di Sterina, Surabaya.-FOTO: MOCH SAHIROL-HARIAN DISWAY-
“In fact, we have offered other methods. However, the Australian side remains in its stance, it must be irradiated,” said Adnan. Since hearing that there was an irradiation facility in Surabaya, he immediately invited his staff in East Java Province, that is Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency in Surabaya, to review the sterilization system at Sterina.
“We want this facility to expand to other areas, not only in East Java. But also to western Indonesia so that it can reduce the operational costs of exporters from western regions such as Sumatera,” said Adnan.
He also saw that the irradiation process in Sterina had no side effects for the product. No residue, chemicals or radioactive sources. “It is very profitable and has no impact on the environment,” Adnan added.
Menurutnya, banyak komoditas pertanian Indonesia yang berpotensi memiliki nilai jual ekspor. Seperti, pisang, manggis, nanas, dan buah segar lain. Sejauh ini, pemerintah telah melakukan ekspor buah segar ke 50 negara tujuan. Dan akan menambah lagi negara tujuan ekspor lain, seperti Australia itu.
“We can fulfill the demand for mangosteen. While waiting for their experts team to come here. Apart from conducting tests, we hope this will be the first export of mangosteen to Australia,” said Adnan. It is hoped that with the entry of the mangosteen fruit into Australia, it will become a trigger for other fresh fruit, for example, durian. “The target is that we can export it next year,” said Adnan.
It is hoped that with the entry of the mangosteen fruit into Australia, it will become a trigger for other fresh fruit, for example, durian. “The export target is next year,” Adnan said.
President Director of Sterina Radian Jayadi said Sterina was ready to assist the government in providing added value to export products. Including mangosteen. “We will certainly support it. If you look at the initial request for a capacity of 20 tons per day, we can complete 60 tons per day,” said Jaya – Radian Jayadi’s nickname. (Eko Setiawan)
