Ganjar Pranowo Encourages Village Industry Progress Through Processed Coconut Products

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JAKARTA - The Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, will encourage the progress of the village industry through processed coconut products.

"After planting, it is hoped that people will not buy the coconut, but it will be processed into products including palm sugar and coconut oil," said Ganjar, Friday, August 12.

Ganjar said, with the presence of a mature coconut processing industry in rural areas, Indonesia's food security can be maintained. What's more, said Ganjar, there are many benefits contained in this fruit.

"I think this is part of designing our food security because the benefits are many. Those who join the scouts certainly know that all the components in the coconut tree are useful," he said.

Ganjar also advised local farmers to maintain forest areas around agricultural land so that animal pests do not attack the early maturing coconut.

"This is good, the food security design must be long. This is not to let the monkeys turn into pests, they must be given food as well as supplies in the forest," he said.

Meanwhile, the head of the Sanggang Village Farmers Group, Joko Santoso, thanked President Jokowi and Ganjar for the assistance of early maturing coconut seeds. Joko hopes that the economic condition of the residents of Sanggang Village will be better.

"Hopefully, our economy in the Sanggang community can improve better than it used to be," he said.

Joko said the seeds of early maturing coconut trees were planted on unproductive land in the village of Sanggang. He is also grateful that the land can be productive and processed by local residents.

"Most of the residents here migrate because the land cannot be used by the residents. Now with this assistance they can take advantage of vacant lands that can be planted," continued Joko.

In addition to planting, Jokowi distributed 46 thousand seeds of early maturing coconut in Boyolali Regency, as many as 44 thousand seeds in Karanganyar, and 110 thousand seeds in Sukoharjo Regency. Planting the seeds is expected to be a solution to food security in Indonesia.