Kadin Usulkan Tiga Solusi Atasi Lonjakan Harga Bawang
Kadin Proposes Three Solutions to Tackle Surge in Garlic Price
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Kamar Dagang dan Industri Indonesia (Kadin) memberikan tiga solusi kepada pemerintah untuk mengatasi persoalan bawang. Pertama, pemerintah mengambil alih tata niaga bawang disertai peningkatan pengawasan terhadap Perusahaan Umum (Perum) Badan Urusan Logistik (Bulog).
"Langkah kedua, pemerintah memudahkan kucuran kredit atau pinjaman kepada petani bawang agar petani tidak terjerat tengkulak dan permainan pelaku kartel. Ketiga, impor bawang perlu dilakukan oelh perum Bulog," kata Ketua Umum Kadin, Suryo Bambang Sulistyo di Jakarta, Selasa (19/3).
Menurut Suryo, langkah-langkah tersebut penting untuk menetralisir harga bawang di pasaran. Praktik kartel pun dapat diredam dengan menciptakan keseimbangan pasar melalui perbaikan produksi, distribusi hingga menyeimbangkan peredaran bawang di pasaran.
"Mempermudah kebijakan impor bukan berarti membuka pintu impor bawang seluas-luasnya, karena berpotensi mematikan kinerja petani bawang. Sebab, dengan kebijakan impor yang terkendali, pemerintah dapat mencegah praktik kartel sehingga harga bawang dapat terkendali," ungkapnya lagi.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) provides three solutions to the government to address the issues onions. First, the government took over trade system onions accompanied by increased oversight of the Company General (Housing) National Logistics Agency (Bulog).
"The second step, the government facilitate the disbursement of credit or loans to farmers so that farmers are not entangled onions as well as games offender cartel middlemen. Thirdly, import onions that organizes National Logistics Agency," said Chairman of Kadin, Suryo Bambang Sulistyo in Jakarta, Tuesday (19/3) .
According Suryo, the steps are necessary to neutralize the price of onions in the market. Practice cartel can be muted by creating a market balance through improved production, distribution to balance the distribution of onions in the market.
"Easing the import policy, it does not mean opening the door as wide as possible onion import, because the performance of potentially deadly onion farmers. Because, with a controlled import policy, the government can prevent cartel practices that onion prices under control," he said again.
