Muhaimin Says Farmers Suffered In The Last 10 Years

Vice President Muhaimin Iskandar/ANTARA/Instagram/@cakiminow

BANDUNG - Cawapres Muhaimin Iskandar said farmers in Indonesia have suffered in the last 10 years as a result of the management of agricultural commerce that is not in favor of the food heroes so that their lives are not yet prosperous.

The man who is often called Gus Imin said that sustainable agricultural management must be a priority for the government in order to realize food security and bring prosperity to farmers.

"This commercial data must be improved, one of which is the gap between the market and users, farmers have suffered more than 10 years. Long before the Ukraine war, Indonesia had problems related to fertilizers," said Muhaimin at the Nitip Gus event with farmers in Bandung Regency, West Java, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 3.

Some of the fulfillment of Indonesia's food needs, he said, still depends on other countries. In fact, local products from farmers can still be maximized to be harvested.

Gus Imin said this country should be strong because it has a State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) of IDR 3,000 trillion per year. However, as much as 30 percent is actually used to pay off state debt.

According to Cak Imin, it is the state's obligation to help farmers to be able to grow and produce food. Not only rice commodities, but also others.

If you only rely on imports, said Gus Imin, meeting food needs will depend on other countries.

"The state has tools, how agriculture must be guaranteed, there should be no loss, it must be profitable for the farmer. Indonesia needs a buffer, nothing but from within the country," said the chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB).

He emphasized that the Government must maximize the function of Perum for the Logistics Affairs Agency (Bulog) as a price buffer so that Bulog must buy all farmers' production.

Muhaimin promised that if the Anies-Muhaimin (AMIN) pair won the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections (Pilpres), improving the management of agricultural commerce and welfare of farmers would be a top priority.