TKN Ensures Prabowo-Gibran Involves Farmers In Realizing National Food Security

Deputy Chairperson of TKNN Prabowo-Gibran, Eddy Soeparno, together with Brebes onion entrepreneurs/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN), Eddy Soeparno, ensured that candidate pair number 2, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka, would involve farmers in realizing national food security.

One of them is by presenting agricultural production facilities such as seeds, fertilizers and cheap pesticides, providing markets and buying farmers' products at a fair price.

This was said by Eddy when he received support from the United Farmers and Onion Entrepreneurs throughout Brebes Regency at Prabowo's residence on Jalan Kertanegara, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Monday, January 22.

"Friends from Brebes have entrusted several mandates, especially regarding their anxiety, which has been felt to date. First, regarding the scarcity problem and the difficulty of getting fertilizer. Second, the sales chain is considered very difficult. Because there are parties who always cut profits from farmers. Third, there is no strong partiality due to the entry of imported goods," said Eddy.

The Secretary General of PAN said that Prabowo-Gibran is committed to improving these problems in the future. Moreover, food security is listed in the vision and mission and program of candidate pair number 2.

"Many have been entrusted, and this is a mandate that we will carry out in the future," he continued.

The deputy chairman of Commission VII of the DPR explained that efforts to prosper farmers had begun in the era of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) administration. The pro-farm policies, said Eddy, will continue and be improved when Prabowo-Gibran receives the mandate of the people on February 14.

"Pak Prabowo puts food security and the welfare of farmers as a priority. So that later he will make the agriculture more integrated, more modern, more just. Our farmers, including shallot farmers, who are present from Brebes today, must be strengthened," explained Eddy.

Therefore, the West Java electoral district PAN legislator invited Brebes onion farmers to participate in socializing the program and coming to the polling station to vote for Prabowo-Gibran.

"So many elements of society support Prabowo-Gibran, it indicates such great trust and hope that is placed on the shoulders of Pak Prabowo and Mas Gibran in the future," concluded Eddy.