Indonesia weighs Mozambique cassava investment and closer trade ties
Jakarta proposed reviewing the countries’ preferential trade agreement and exploring a broader economic partnership.
Indonesia is examining potential investment cooperation in Mozambique’s cassava industry, its Ministry of Trade said. The proposed collaboration would cover cultivation technology, efforts to raise productivity and processing facilities, with the aim of adding value to agricultural commodities.
Trade Minister Budi Santoso said expanded market access, investment and bilateral commerce offered opportunities for stronger economic relations. He called for better use of tariff concessions under the Indonesia-Mozambique Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA).
Indonesia also suggested convening the PTA’s second Joint Committee Meeting to examine how the agreement is working and consider a possible move towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The PTA was signed on August 27, 2019, and covers preferential treatment for Mozambican products under 242 tariff lines and Indonesian products under 217 tariff lines.
Mozambique’s Minister of State for Trade, António do Rosário Grispos, said Indonesia was a strategic partner for reaching ASEAN markets with Mozambique’s leading products. He said diversifying the goods traded and building business relationships could lift bilateral commerce. Both governments encouraged business matching and involvement in trade exhibitions.
Bilateral trade came to US$110.7 million in January–August 2026. Indonesia’s exports accounted for US$88.9 million, while its imports from Mozambique were US$21.9 million. The corresponding full-year figures for 2025 were US$162.8 million in total trade, US$107.8 million in Indonesian exports and US$55 million in imports.
