Swasembada Jagung, Presiden Jokowi Apresiasi Petani Dukung Stop Impor
Indonesia`s Widodo Appreciated the Farmers to Increase Corn Production
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Presiden RI Joko Widodo mengapresiasi kerja keras petani dan pihak-pihak terkait yang mendukung pencapaian swasembada jagung, setelah pemerintah mendorong peningkatan produksi jagung dan melindungi harga jagung di tingkat petani melalui peraturan presiden (Perpres) tentang harga jagung Rp3.150 per kg.
"Tiga tahun lalu, 2014, ketika baru dilantik jadi presiden, saya ke NTB, petani marah karena harga jagung saat itu Rp1.400 per kg. Kalau harga rendah petani kan tidak mau bertani lagi. Ketika itu kita masih impor 3,6 juta ton per tahun," kata Jokowi pada Senin (27/11) didampingi Menteri Pertanian Andi Amran Sulaiman di Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, Provinsi Sumatera Utara usai replanting perkebunan kelapa sawit milik rakyat.
Jokowi mengingatkan bahwa impor jagung 3,6 juta ton jagung itu jumlah yang sangat banyak, padahal Indonesia memiliki lahan luas dan subur untuk ditanami jagung, dan kini berkat kerja keras pemerintah pusat didukung pemerintah daerah mendorong petani menanam jagung, membuat Indonesia tidak lagi mengimpor jagung.
"(Ada) berapa ribu kontainer itu (kapal pembawa jagung masuk ke Indonesia). Sekarang stop impor, kita ekspor," kata Jokowi dalam kunjungan kerja di Desa Kota Tengah, Kecamatan Dolok Masihul.
Menurut Presiden, harga di tingkat petani sangat penting diperhatikan agar petani bersemangat untuk menanam, " kalau harga rendah, petani tidak mau bertani lagi."
Jakarta (B2B) - The hard work of Indonesian farmers and related parties supports the achievement of corn self-sufficiency, appreciated by President Joko Widodo, after the government encourages increased production, and protects the price at the farm level through a presidential regulation that charges 3,150 rupiahs per kg.
"Three years ago, 2014, after being sworn as president, I went to West Nusa Tenggara province, farmers angry because the price of corn at that time 1,400 rupiah per kg. Lower selling prices will make farmers reluctant to plant corn, we still import corn 3.6 million tons per year at that time," President Widodo said on Monday (November 27) accompanied by Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman in Serdang Bedagai district of North Sumatra province after replanting palm oil owned by the people.
President Widodo reminded that 3.6 million tons of corn import is very much, while agricultural land in Indonesia is very broad and fertile, and now thanks to the hard work of central government supported by local governments encourage farmers to plant corn so Indonesia is able to stop corn import.
"(There are) thousands of containers (ships carrying maize into Indonesia.) Now stop import, we export," Widodo said on a working visit in Kota Tengah village of Dolok Masihul subdistrict.
According to the president, the price at the farm level is so important to keep spirit of farmers, "if the price is low, the farmer becomes lazy."
