Maintain Food Sovereignty In Transmigration Areas, Gus Halim Officially The Sustainable Integrated Livestock Deplot

Mendes PDTT Abdul Halim Iskandar/Photo: DOK Kemendes PDTT

KAPUAS - Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Mendes PDTT) Abdul Halim Iskandar inaugurated the Sustainable Integrated Livestock Demplot in the Transmigration area of Lamuni (C3), Rawa Subur Village, Kapuas Murung, Kapuas, Central Kalimantan. This step is part of a program to strengthen food security in villages in transmigration areas. "This is part of the national economic recovery program at the village level," said Minister Halim in his remarks as an electronic message received in Jakarta, Friday, September 2. The minister, who is familiarly called Gus Halim, explained that the Sustainable Integrated Livestock Demplot who synergizes with the BUM of Berkah Bersama Village aims to support food estates in transmigration areas. Especially in gastroversy, Kapuas Regency. The Sustainable Integrated Livestock Demplot was built on an area of 20,000 hectares. It contains a cattle coop with a capacity of 20 cows, a goat coop with a capacity of 100 heads, laying hens and laying ducks with a capacity of 1,000 each. In addition, there are tilapia fish ponds, vegetable and rice crops. Meanwhile, what distinguishes the Demplot of integrated livestock from the Sustainable Integrated Livestock Village at seven points, Java is its location in the transmigration area and the land is wider. So the opportunity to develop will be faster. Gus Halim is optimistic that the Sustainable Integrated Livestock Demplot can ensure village food sovereignty, and villagers will enjoy and consume the proceeds of integrated livestock. In this case, the Village BUM is tasked with marketing beef, goat meat, chicken eggs, vegetables, and fish harvests for the needs of local villagers. "Because it comes from the village itself, almost no cost and time for commodity transportation is needed. So the selling price is lower than the market price outside the village," explained Gus Halim. Meanwhile, the Regent of Kapuas, Ben Brahim S Bahat, thanked Gus Halim for entrusting Kapuas to be the location of the Sustainable Integrated Livestock Demplot. According to him, the benefits of this program have begun to be felt by the community. "I express my highest gratitude to the Minister who has provided this assistance, we hope that it can be an example for other villages throughout Kapuas Regency," he said.