Son Of Airlangga Hartarto Encourages Closed Loop Financing Scheme For Farmers

Member of the House of Representatives Ravindra Airlangga during a dialogue entitled, ngariung with residents in Sukamaju Village, Bogor Regency, Tuesday (19/12/2023). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - DPR member Ravindra Airlangga encourages a closed loop financing scheme to help farmers' businesses.

Dalam skema tersebut, avalis atau offtaker menjamin akan membeli hasil pertanian. Termasuk pendampingan sehingga produk agricultian sesuai dengan kebutuhan avalis.

"It is necessary to develop closed loop financing where offtaker guarantees the purchase of producers is accompanied by guidance," he said in a written statement, Wednesday, December 20, which was confiscated by Antara.

He explained that the scheme had been implemented by Bank Jawa Barat (BJB) from 2021 to mid-2022. He said the scheme had NPL or bad credit close to zero percent or a return rate of more than 99 percent.

Ravindra said this during a dialogue entitled "Ngariung with the Citizens", in Sukamaju Village, Cigudeg, Bogor Regency, West Java (West Java).

In addition, Ravindra encourages the use of the yard for plant cultivation, especially chilies, which have increased prices in recent times.

"The rise in agricultural commodity prices such as chili can be mitigated, among others by utilizing the yard for chili cultivation," he said.

He said the effort had succeeded in suppressing household daily expenses. He also admitted that he was very concerned about the problem of rising agricultural commodity prices, because they were directly related to the basic needs of the community.

In that dialogue, Ravindra answered questions from residents about how to develop the agricultural and livestock sectors. Especially in millennial farmers or young people.

The son of the General Chair of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, also proposed that the most potential business mapping be carried out. He said that the goat farming business for sacrificial animals is very potential because it has an annual cycle. Another potential is catfish cultivation which has a very high demand rate.

One of the potential businesses is the maintenance of goats for sacrificial animals. The cycle is every year. Second, is the catfish business. The demand for catfish for Jakarta, for example, is 120 tons per day. Meanwhile, catfish production in Bogor Regency is only around 80 tons per day. This means that catfish cultivation has an opportunity that is still open," he concluded.