NZ free trade deal offers insufficient

New Zealand’s proposal for Indonesia to scrap tariffs on imported meat and dairy products will not benefit the development of Indonesia’s dairy and meat industries, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono says.

"If that’s the case (about what New Zealand has offered), it is too few, too little," Anton told The Jakarta Post via text message Tuesday.

He was responding to New Zealand’s proposal to offer Indonesia doctoral scholarships, a small amount of financial assistance and a limited labor quota in exchange for Indonesia lifting all tariffs on imports of meat and dairy products.