Successfully Press Inflation Through A Number Of Programs, Chili Prices In Biak Numfor Down Drastic At IDR 65 Thousand/Kg

Biak Regent Numfor Herry Ario Naap harvests chilies for the success of the inflation control program in 2022. BETWEEN/HO-Humas Kopimda Secretariat

PAPUA - Head of the Biak Food Agriculture and Security Agency, Numfor I Made Suaryadana, stated that the agricultural sector program to control inflation due to the increase in fuel managed to reduce local food prices for chilies by up to Rp65 thousand/kg. Whereas the previous price touched Rp100 thousand/kg. "The impact of the inflation control policy on the impact of rising fuel, such as planting one million seeds and distributing livestock seeds to direct cash assistance has had a direct impact on local food prices," said Made Suaryadana in response to the agricultural sector inflation control program in Biak, Antara, Sunday, December 18. Made said that the movement to plant chilies within groups of citizens, ASN to schools of various levels of education since three months was rolled out until December 2022 has yielded results. Most of the chili seeds promoted by the Biak Numfor Regency Government, according to the Head of Agriculture Made, have harvested cayenne peppers to meet the local needs of the Biak Numfor community. "Until now, the chili seed planting program is still ongoing in a number of villages, schools to gardens of residents and farmer groups," he said. Touching on the planting of green beans for farmers on the island of Numfor, according to him, until now green beans are already in Biak but are still waiting for distribution. "I have coordinated with the leadership for the green beans planting program on the island of Numfor, so a distribution will be carried out in the near future," said Made Suaryadana. Based on the results of monitoring at the Biak market, Sunday, the price of cayenne pepper has decreased for traders of IDR 65 thousand. Meanwhile, the price of basic commodities such as chicken eggs is IDR 65 thousand to IDR 75 thousand/rak, the price of medium rice is IDR 11,500/kg and chicken meat is IDR 37,500/kg to IDR 40 thousand/kg.