Jakarta, April 13 -- Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara stated that the Chinese government is ready to act as an offtaker, or buyer, of Indonesia's durian production.

Following a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Wang Lutong here on Monday, he said the move could help address marketing challenges arising from increased productivity in transmigration areas.

"The main issue in transmigration is that when we increase productivity, the question is who will absorb the output. Therefore, the Chinese government is positioning itself as an offtaker, one of which is as a consumer of durian," he said.

He explained that the cooperation will begin with exports of frozen durian before expanding to fresh duri...