To Overcome Food Insecurity In Tolikara, Ministry Of Agriculture Distributes Special Allocation Fund Of IDR 5 Billion

Gapoktan in Tolikara. (Photo: Marius Frisson Yewun/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) and the National Pagan Resilience Agency have distributed a special allocation fund (DAK) of more than IDR 5 billion to address food insecurity in Tolikara Regency, Papua Province. consists of non-physical and physical DAK. Non-physical DAK has been distributed to farmer groups in 5 districts. percent," he said as reported by Antara, Monday, October 11. Meanwhile, the physical DAK was budgeted at more than Rp. 5 billion. This fund will be received by 16 Gapoktan or 16 districts in the district. "We are trying to make 16 Gapoktan plus the previous 5 Gapoktan, to be realized as expected, so that similar assistance in the coming year will still exist," he said.

He ensured that the local government is also committed to preparing food in several food insecure areas through local agricultural products. His party only mapped a map of food insecurity, while the central government decided to receive aid, based on the survey results. "We only prepare data and provide assistance in all Gapoktans," he said.