Moeldoko Please The Ministry Of Agriculture Jeli Take Care Of The Weather For Food Crop Production

Moeldoko asked the Ministry of Agriculture to be observant in seeing the weather so that agricultural production can be maximized. (Doc KSP)

JAKARTA - With the threat of a global food crisis, Presidential Chief of Staff Dr. Moeldoko continues to remind all parties to start being observant in utilizing favorable situations for food planting activities.

Furthermore, he also appealed to the government, which in this case was represented by the Ministry of Agriculture, to continue to optimize farmer productivity in the midst of good weather conditions for increasing food reserves.

"We need to optimize the current weather conditions and we have to optimize our farmers. I think the Minister of Agriculture should optimize this good momentum to increase agricultural productivity. Because later when it enters the dry season or flood season, there must be a lot of risk of crop failure," said Moeldoko, on the sidelines of his working visit to Batam. Riau, Tuesday 22 November.

Meanwhile, Moeldoko himself does not deny that people still have difficulty getting inorganic fertilizers because of the very expensive price of chemical fertilizers. Therefore, he again appealed for the distribution of fertilizers to begin to be addressed.

"The distribution of fertilizers must be well controlled. We as the government must also ensure that the distribution of fertilizers flows on target, on time, and on the right number," he added.

On the other hand, Moeldoko also appealed to farmers to innovate, torture and be creative in dealing with difficult situations. One of them is by starting to shift the use of inorganics towards organic fertilizer.

"To increase farmer productivity, it has become the domain of the Minister of Agriculture as well as to mobilize agricultural instructors and assistance in the field," said the retired TNI Commander in a written statement received by VOI.

"The central government has disbursed a number of funds for KUR, so this also needs to be encouraged by the local government. There are still many complaints from farmers who have difficulty getting credit, so local governments must step in to provide convenience," he concluded.

Meanwhile, Moeldoko made a series of working visits to Riau Islands on Tuesday, November 22. On the sidelines of this working visit, Moeldoko visited the traditional Los 3000 market in Batam to see the price situation and predict inflation conditions in the field.