Indonesia and Brazil are moving to deepen their strategic cooperation across multiple sectors including agriculture, during a state visit by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Indonesia. Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman noted that the two countries have long-standing ties and are now entering a more concrete phase of collaboration. Indonesia specializes in tropical commodities such as palm oil, coffee, cocoa and coconuts—products it is prepared to export to Brazil. Brazil, on the other hand, has strengths in beef cattle, wheat and meat production, and Indonesia is inviting Brazilian investment and technology transfers to boost its own livestock and sugar industries. 

The partnership is aimed at strengthening national food security in Indonesia, a priority emphasised by President Prabowo Subianto who sees food sovereignty as a cornerstone of economic development. Indonesia and Brazil have already signed memorandums of understanding in the agricultural sector, including a sugar-industry collaboration and a programme to develop 100,000 tropical dairy cattle from Brazil in Indonesia with investments around IDR 4.5 trillion. The urgency of the cooperation is underscored by Indonesia’s export figures for January–July 2025: total exports rose by 8.03% year-on-year to USD 160.16 billion, with agricultural exports surging 43.62% driven by increases in coffee, coconut and betel-nut shipments. 

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