Suswono: Pengaturan Impor Buah, Sayur untuk Lindungi Petani
Suswono: Regulation Imported Fruits, Vegetables to Protect Farmers
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Kementerian Pertanian tidak mengeluarkan larangan impor buah dan sayuran, tapi apabila volumenya melampaui batas maksimal maka perusahaan pemasok akan diberi sanksi berupa larangan impor hingga beberapa kali.
Menteri Pertanian Suswono menegaskan, pihaknya hanyalah melakukan pengaturan jenis buah dan sayur impor, volume impor dan jadwal impor demi melindungi kepentingan petani Indonesia.
"Saat panen raya misalnya, pembiaran impor buah dan sayur justru membahayakan hasil pertanian lokal. Makanya kita atur berapa volumenya supaya tidak mengganggu pemasaran produk lokal," kata Suswono.
Langkah Kementerian Pertanian ini penting agar petani dan pedagang lokal tetap mendapat keuntungan dari hasil panen yang ada.
Mentan Suswono mengakui, Kementerian Perdagangan memang memberi rekomendasi jumlah yang bisa didistribusikan di Indonesia. "Ada rekomendasi impor produk holtikultura atau RIPH," katanya.
Meskipun ada RIPH, apabila volumenya melampui batas kewajaran, kata Mentan, pihaknya pasti akan memberikan sanksi.
Sebagaimana diketahui, Kementerian Pertanian melarang impor 13 jenis holtikultura selama enam bulan yakni kentang, kubis, wortel, cabai, nanas, melon, pisang, mangga, pepaya, durian, bunga krisan, bunga anggrek, bunga heliconia.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Ministry of Agriculture does not issue a ban on imports of fruit and vegetables, but if the volume exceeds the maximum limit of then the company´s suppliers will be liable to a ban on imports of up to a few times.
Agriculture Minister Suswono confirmed, it simply did arrangements of fruits and vegetables imported, the import volume and import schedules in order to protect farmers in Indonesia.
"At harvest time, for example, letting the fruit and vegetable imports is jeopardizing the local agriculture.That´s Why we set the volume so as not disrupt how the marketing of local products," said Suswono.
The Ministry of Agriculture is an important step in order to keep local farmers and merchants benefit from the existing the harvest.
Agriculture Suswono admit, the Ministry of Trade did give advice number of of fruit and vegetables imported to be distributed in Indonesia. "There are recommendations or RIPH horticultural product imports," he said.
Although there RIPH, if the volume exceeded the limits of normality, according to Minister of Agriculture, it will definitely give sanction.
As known, the Ministry of Agriculture banned the import of 13 kinds of horticulture for six months ie potatoes, cabbage, carrots, chilli, pineapple, melon, banana, mango, papaya, durian, chrysanthemums, orchids, heliconia flowers.
