Demo Of Layer Chicken Breeders, Deputy Governor Of DKI: The Government Is Trying Its Best

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JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said the government is trying its best to be fair and all parties get their rights related to the demonstration of hundreds of laying hens and students.

"We are certainly concerned, indeed this is not an easy problem whether it's eggs, chili, onions and others, this is our problem as a nation. Of course we all (the government) continue to improve regulations to ensure that all get their rights," Riza said at the Jakarta City Hall, quoted Between, Monday, October 11th.

The government at various levels, said Riza, is trying to ensure that consumers get the right to be able to buy necessities at affordable prices according to their abilities. This is in line with farmers or sellers who can sell goods according to their expectations.

"Indeed, this is not an easy job and this is the authority of the central government. We in the regions will support every policy, whether it is from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade, of course this has been considered," said Riza.

Hundreds of breeders and BEM from four universities held peaceful demonstrations in a number of locations to demand an increase in egg prices in line with the falling egg prices at the farmer level.

The masses expressed their demands at a number of locations, namely the IRTI Monas Square, the Ministry of Trade, the Senayan DPR/MPR Complex, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Office, Japfa and the Ministry of Agriculture in Ragunan.

The main demands of the breeders are that the government through the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Trade can absorb at least 1,000 tons of eggs from smallholder farmers for at least one week.