Ministry of Agriculture Pushes Agricultural Production Centers in Papua

Ministry of Agriculture Pushes Agricultural Production Centers in Papua

At this time the Eastern Indonesia region is still not well developed, including in the agricultural sector. That way, the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) is also trying to grow production centers in several Eastern regions.
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"We are trying to grow production centers in the area. So for example now in Maluku, can Maluku not grow chili or onions? You can do it. That is what we encourage to have production centers, as well as Papua and West Papua, "explained the Head of the Ministry of Food Security Agency, Agung Hendriadi at the Indonesian Farmers' Center Store, Jakarta, Tuesday (31/12).
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Therefore, in 2020 it already has a scheme to eradicate food insecure areas. Later, each area will be identified. "We have a program called family farming. We will do it from 2020 to the next 5 years, "he said.
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"All the commodities we are trying and what we are going to take up are local food, for example sago. It has been produced from now on. Then there is cassava, meaning that we also increase local food as a substitute for carbohydrate needs, "said Agung.
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The logistics system will also be addressed. Because, as an island nation, of course the biggest challenge is the delivery or distribution of goods. "What we are improving is our logistics system. Indonesia is not an easy country, we have 17,000 islands. Distributing food on 17,000 islands is not easy, "he said.
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The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) will build Indonesian Farmers' Center Stores (TTIC) in Papua and Riau in 2020. This is done to facilitate the distribution of cheap food in the region.
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TTIC is a form of selling staples at low prices or cheap markets. TTIC is a government program to cut commodity supply chains, so that people can get food at affordable prices.