Mentan Suswono Hadiri Panen Raya Kedelai 70 Hektar di Lombok
MoA Suswono Attended Soybean Harvest 70 Acres in Lombok
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Mataram (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian Suswono menghadiri panen raya kedelai di Desa Sukarara, Kecamatan Jonggat, Lombok Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) pada Minggu (29/9).
Mentan Suswono didampingi Dirjen Tanaman Pangan Kementerian Pertanian Udhoro Kasih Anggoro, Gubernur NTB TGH M Zainul Majidi dan pejabat terkait lainnya.
Panen raya kedelai di atas lahan seluas 70 hektar di salah satu sentra produksi kedelai di Pulau Lombok, NTB.
Setlah panen kedelai, Mentan Suswono mengatakan bahwa Indonesia membutuhkan pasokan kedelai 2,5 juta ton per tahun, tetapi produksi dalam negeri hanya mampu menyediakan 700 ribu ton hingga 800 ribu ton per tahun.
"Indonesia masih kekurangan 1,7 juta hingga 1,8 juta ton, sehingga terpaksa melakukan impor komoditas tersebut untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dalam negeri," kata Mentan Suswono.
Menyikapi hal itu, Mentan Suswono mendorong berbagai daerah untuk meningkatkan produksi kedelai mereka dalam upaya untuk menekan kebutuhan impor.
"NTB sebagai salah satu daerah yang diharapkan dapat menjadi pusat produksi kedelai nasional, bisa memproduksi hingga satu juta ton per tahun, pemerintah pusat akan memberikan bantuan dana yang signifikan," ungkap Suswono.
Sementara itu, Gubernur NTB TGB M Zainul Majdi mendorong petani untuk memperluas perkebunan kedelai dan meningkatkan produksi kedelai.
Dia berjanji untuk menyerap produksi kedelai petani sehingga akan mendorong mereka untuk mengembangkan perkebunan kedelai.
Gubernur mengatakan kepada petani untuk terus bekerja dalam memperluas pertanaman kedelai mereka, serta menjanjikan bahwa Badan Urusan Logistik (Bulog) dan pedagang akan membeli produk mereka.
Mataram (B2B) - Minister of Agriculture (MoA) Suswono attended a soybean grand harvest in Sukarara Village, Jonggat Subdistrict, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) here on Sunday.
The minister was accompanied by Food Crop Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture Undoro Kasih, NTB Governor TGH M Zainul Majidi and other relevant officials.
The soybean grand harvest covered an area of 70 hectares in one of the country`s soybean production centers in Lombok Island, NTB.
On the sidelines of the harvest, Minister Suswono said that the country`s need for soybean reached 2.5 million tons per annum but its domestic production was only about 700 thousands and 800 thousand tons a year.
"So, the country still lacks some 1.7 million to 1.8 million tons, forcing it to import the commodity to meet its domestic need," Suswono said.
Therefore, the minister encouraged various regions to increase their soybean production in an effort to reduce import.
"If NTB as one of the country`s regions which are expected to serve as a national soybean production center, could produce up to one million tons per annum, the central government will provide it with significant funding support," the minister said.
In the meantime, NTB Governor TGB M Zainul Majdi also encouraged farmers to expand their soybean plantations and increase their soybean production.
He promised to absorb farmers` soybean production so that it would encourage them to develop soybean plantations.
The governor told the farmers to continue to work in expanding their soybean plantation, promising that the state logistics board Bulog and traders would buy their products.
