Wamentan Luncurkan Program Revitalisasi Sawit di Bengkulu
Deputy MoA Launched a Revitalization Program of Oil Palm in Bengkulu
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Bengkulu (B2B) - Wakil Menteri Pertanian (Wamentan) Rusman Heriawan meluncurkan program revitalisasi sawit di Desa Durian Amparan Kecamatan Batiknau Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara, Bengkulu, Rabu.
Penanaman sawit secara simbolis di atas lahan seluas 2.948 hektare yang dikelola sebanyak 1.472 kepala keluarga itu menandai peluncuran program tersebut.
"Saya minta petani komitmen dengan perjanjian yang sudah dibuat bersama perusahaan avalis," kata Wamentan dalam sambutannya.
Ia mengatakan program revitalisasi sawit menjadi salah satu program penting untuk peningkatan produksi sawit Indonesia.
Selama ini kata dia, banyak petani menanam bibit asalan sehingga produksinya rendah.
"Dengan program kemitraan ini, bibit yang ditanam petani disediakan perusahaan avalis, dengan kualitas bibit terjamin unggul," tambahnya.
Kepala Dinas Perkebunan Provinsi Bengkulu Ricky Gunarwan mengatakan revitalisasi tanaman sawit dengan sistem avalis menempatkan petani sebagai "penanam saham".
"Seluruh pembiayaan dijamin avalis, petani sebagai penanam saham berupa lahan," tuturnya.
Program untuk 1.472 kepala keluarga tersebut kata dia tersedia pembiayaan Rp107 miliar dari BRI yang dijamin PT Sandabi Indah Lestari (SIL) sebagai avalis.
Proses penanaman hingga panen pada lima tahun mendatang dibebankan bunga bank sebesar 6 persen yang disubsidi pemerintah, lalu pada lima tahun berikutnya akan diberlakukan pola komersial.
"Selama 10 tahun produksi, pembagiannya sebesar 70 persen untuk petani dan 30 persen untuk perusahaan, selanjutnya setelah 10 tahun, 100 persen untuk petani," ujarnya.
Ia mengatakan setelah PT SIL, terdapat calon avalis lainnya untuk tanaman perkebunan sawit antara lain PT Citra Bumi Selaras di Kabupaten Kaur.
Sementara untuk komoditi karet terdapat dua perusahaan besar yang mengajukan sebagai avalis yakni PT Airmuring dan PT Oca Julang Putra.
"Sebenarnya untuk karet dan kakao bisa dengan program non-avalis, tapi kalau sawit harus ada avalis," katanya.
Bengkulu (B2B) - Deputy Minister of Agriculture (MoA) Rusman Heriawan palm oil revitalization program launched in Durian Amparan, District Batiknau, North Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Wednesday (3/7).
Symbolically palm planting on an area of ��2,948 hectares that are managed by 1,472 heads of families it marks the launch of the program.
"I ask the farmer´s commitment to the agreement that was made with the company avalis," said Deputy MoA in his speech.
He said the palm revitalization program to be one important program to increase oil production in Indonesia.
During this time, he said, many farmers plant the seeds recklessly, as a result of production is not increased.
"With this partnership, farmers planted seedlings supplied avalis company, with guaranteed superior quality seeds," he added.
Head Plantation Bengkulu province, said the revitalization Ricky Gunarwan palm trees with avalis system puts farmers as "investor shares".
"The whole financing secured by avalis, farmers as growers share in land," he said.
Program for the 1,472 heads of families, he said, provided financing Rp107 billion from Bank BRI, which is guaranteed by PT Indah Lestari Sandabi (SIL) as avalis.
The process of planting and harvesting in the next five years are charged interest at 6% which is subsidized by the government, then in the next five years will apply a commercial pattern.
"During 10 years of production, distribution to farmers by 70 percent and 30 percent to the company then after 10 years, 100 per cent for the farmers," he said.
He said after PT SIL, there are other candidates for Avalis palm plantation crops such as PT Bumi Citra Selaras, in the Kaur Regency.
As for the rubber commodity there are two major companies that pose as avalis by PT Airmuring and PT Oca Julang Putra.
"Actually, for rubber and cocoa can be with non-avalis program, but if there should be avalis for oil," he said.
