Facilitating Smallholder Farmers’ Market Access
In the OIC Member Countries
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Access to markets is relatively good in Indonesia . Nearly 97 percent of
Indonesia’s rural population lives within two kilometers of an all-weather road. This
achievement reflects the government’s considerable effort to connect its far-flung
communities.
TABLE 12: INDONESIA’S TOP IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BY VALUE (2005 US$ MILLIONS)
Imports Average
(2009–11)
Average
(1989–91)
Exports Average
(2009–11)
Average
(1989–91)
Wheat 1,491 429 Oil, palm 12,420 445
Cotton lint 1,118 684 Rubber natural dry 6,727 1,233
Cake, soybeans 1,058 35 Oil, palm kernel 1,491 62
Soybeans 818 211 Cocoa, beans 874 132
Sugar, raw centrifugal 755 20 Coffee, green 807 568
Maize 446 24 Fatty acids 671 8
Food prep nes 391 29 Oil, coconut (copra) 572 108
Tobacco, unmanufactured 355 57 Food prep nes 435 16
Milk, skimmed dried 328 68 Cigarettes 402 98
Sugar, refined 280 139 Fat, nes, prepared 239 1
Flour, wheat 233 9 Cocoa, butter 233 25
Meat, boneless beef and veal 206 7 Cake, palm kernel 223 28
Source: Authors’ calculations, based on FAOSTAT (FAO 2014) and World Development Indicators (World Bank
2014h).
FIGURE 41: RURAL POPULATION WITH AND WITHOUT GOOD ACCESS TO MARKETS, INDONESIA AND
SELECTED COUNTRIES
Source: Roberts, Shyam, and Rastogi 2006.