Presidential Staff Office Encourages Strengthening And Empowerment Of Agricultural Instructors

Deputy III KSP Panutan Sulendrakusuma paid a working visit to Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) encourages the program to strengthen and empower agricultural extension workers with related ministries/institutions as one of the efforts of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo to improve the performance of the agricultural sector.

Deputy III of the Presidential Staff Office of the Republic of Indonesia, Panutan Sulendrakusuma, in a written statement received in Jakarta, Thursday, said that the policy is contained in Presidential Regulation Number 35/2022 concerning Strengthening the Function of Agricultural Extension.

"Agricultural extension workers have a big role in increasing the knowledge and skills of farmers in Indonesia. They help farmer groups, from selecting seeds to increasing crop yields", Panutan said after meeting extension workers in Soppeng, South Sulawesi, Thursday, June 2.

The training also improves the quality and improves agricultural training through various training so that assistance in the field is more optimal.

"The type of training and how it is formulated, KSP will coordinate with the relevant K/L", explained Panutan.

Previously, Panutan together with the Presidential Staff Office team met and discussed with agricultural extension workers in Soppeng Regency. Several issues that surfaced, among others, were the portion of the administrative workload that was too large and the need for regeneration.

The meeting of the Presidential Staff Office team with extension workers and agricultural stakeholders, he said, was part of the monitoring and field verification of the implementation of Presidential Decree No. 35/2022. Apart from Soppeng, the KSP team also made working visits to Makassar and Bulukumba.

"KSP hopes that the presidential regulation can be implemented well in the field, and the synergy between the center and the sub-districts must be stronger to build regional food security", said Panutan.