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Indonesia says it will regulate cultivation, export of herbal kratom products
June 20, 2024
Indonesian Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko gestures during an interview in Jakarta, Indonesia.
JAKARTA, June 20 - Indonesia said on Thursday it would start regulating the cultivation and export of kratom.
The controls on the native Southeast Asian tree leaves would improve quality, the president's chief of staff, Moeldoko, told reporters. "A number of our exporters faced rejections because of unjust blockages by federal agencies in the USA," he said.
People in the Indonesian part of Borneo island have been growing kratom for generations. The leaves, which are also grown, sold and exported across the region, have been used in various products ranging from fertilizers, incense for ceremonial rituals and dyes for textiles.
Under the planned new regulations, the government would also limit the number of companies allowed to export kratom in a bid to keep up standards, he added.
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