Moeldoko: I Want There To Be A Farmer's Strategy That Is Poor

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said he did not agree with the stigma of farmers deemed to be attached to poverty. "I don't like the stigma of farmers being poor. We should not be trapped with such negative views. Indonesian farmers can be rich, can be prosperous," said Moeldoko, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, February 2. Moeldoko said that while attending the harvest in Balongsari Village, Karawang Regency, West Java, Thursday. He realized the lack of interest in young people to plunge into the agricultural sector because they were considered not financially unfavorable. According to him, the agricultural world is widespread so that it becomes not only about plunging into the muddy field. "Young people who are technology literate can play a role in the digital field to advance Indonesian agriculture," added the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Farmers Harmony Association (HKTI). He emphasized that the Government continues to prioritize subsidized assistance for farmers, one of which is People's Business Credit (KUR) Agriculture with a total of up to Rp. 70 trillion. However, he added, KUR distribution in the regions is not maximal because many farmers do not understand this. "So, if there are our farmers who have not been able to KUR, please learn how to access assistance from this Government," said Moeldoko to the ranks of village officials and agricultural instructors. In the event, Moeldoko also had a dialogue with the Balongsari Village community to accommodate aspirations and complaints from local farmers. Several public complaints are related to the availability of subsidized fertilizers, irrigation canal infrastructure assistance, and farmer regeneration problems. Karawang Regency is one of the national food barns that produces about 500 thousand tons of rice every year. Therefore, agriculture in Karawang is the best of the Presidency Staff Office. On that occasion, as many as 70 tools for rice were given to be rice, don't be wrongly chosen, no schedules of granting fertilizers will be made, after being plagued by COVID-19, the world is faced with difficult situations. All food ingredients are so expensive, including fertilizers. Therefore, awareness must begin to be built for farmers to switch to organic fertilizer. The price of dry grains and rice is currently high. Now, use this opportunity as well as possible. Rice plants should be optimized, don't