Ganjar And Walhi Kompak Call Downstreaming To Improve People's Economy

Ganjar Pranowo (Photo: dock. TPN)

JAKARTA - Presidential Candidate (Capres) number 3 2024, Ganjar Pranowo, visited the Indonesian Environmental Wahana Office (Walhi). Ganjar discussed many things related to environmental issues.

Several issues were discussed at the meeting. Starting from good natural resource management, reviewing mining and plantations to prevent environmental damage, to issues of economic improvement based on a sustainable economy.

During the meeting, Ganjar and Walhi agreed to develop the Nusantara economy. The Nusantara economy is a downstream program for the economic sector from the potential for abundant natural resources in Indonesia.

"We are talking about the Nusantara Economy regarding 33 types of spices, coffee, and coconut in Indonesia. The potential is very large, but unfortunately in these five decades it has not been taken care of so that it is controlled by neighboring countries," said Walhi National Executive Director Zenzi Suhadi, Thursday (8/2/2024).

Zenzi added that the state must build a market for the potential natural resources in Indonesia. Downstreaming is important so that the people can enjoy the results of the abundance of Indonesia's resources.

"If we take care of the people's economy, the results will be very large. To cultivate farm land, the experts are experts, for marine products, fishermen are experts. So leave it to them, the state is tasked with building markets and downstreaming," he concluded.

Ganjar agrees with that. According to him, the potential for natural resources, especially spices, is indeed very large. In fact, in the past, the invaders came because they wanted to master spices.

"Earlier, natural potential was conveyed which must be annihilation very large. What is this spice, the potential is Rp600 trillion per year. That's only 10 percent," said Ganjar.

Ganjar imagines that if all potential natural resources including spices are lost, then the Indonesian economy will grow very large.

"Imagine if we prepare human resources well, we manage the potential of natural resources well, it feels like nature will be maintained and people will get added value," he concluded.