Antisipasi Bencana, Kemtan Distribusikan Gratis Benih Padi
Anticipation of Disaster, The Ministry of Agriculture will Distribute Free Seeds Rice
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Serang (B2B) - Pemerintah akan mendistribusikan gratis benih padi kepada petani untuk mengantisipasi risiko gagal tanam sebagai langkah tanggap darurat. Kementerian Pertanian menyiapkan Cadangan Benih Nasional (CBN) sebanyak 38.500 ton yang akan disalurkan sesuai kebutuhan petani berdasarkan data yang diajukan dinas pertanian provinsi dan kabupaten/kota.
Menteri Pertanian (Mentan) Suswono menegaskan sumber pendanaan CBN berasal dari dana kontigensi pangan yang penggunaanya harus mendapat persetujuan Kementerian Keuangan (Kemenkeu).
"Tahun lalu, bujet yang disediakan sebesar Rp. 2,5 triliun untuk CBN dan akan didistribusikan gratis kepada petani sesuai kebutuhan dengan data yang diajukan dinas kabupaten dan provinsi," kata Menteri Pertanian Suswono saat mengunjungi areal pertanian yang terkena banjir di Desa Undar Andir, Kecamatan Kragilan, Kabupaten Serang, Banten, Selasa (22/1/2013).
Direktur Perbenihan Tanaman Pangan Kementerian Pertanian Bambang Hudiyanto mengatakan, petani dapat menyalurkan CBN siaga sebanyak 12.500 ton kepada petani yang terkena bencana.
"CBN itu berasal dari stok carry over tahun 2012 lalu," kata Bambang yang mendampingi Mentan Suswono ke Serang, Banten.
Bambang menuturkan, CBN benih padi sebesar 12.500 ton itu mampu memenuhi pada areal tanam seluas 500.000 hektare (ha). Sementara benih kedelai 7.500 ton untuk kebutuhan areal 187.500 ha.
Serang (B2B) - The government will distribute free rice seeds to farmers to anticipate the risk of plant failure as emergency response measures. Ministry of Agriculture to prepare the National Seeds Reserve (CBN) as much as 38,500 tons of which will be distributed according to the needs farmers based on data submitted agriculture district and provincial office
Minister of Agriculture Suswono said that CBN funding comes from its use of food contingency fund must be approved by the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu).
"Last year, the budget provided for Rp. 2.5 trillion for the CBN and will be distributed free to farmers in accordance with the data requirements of the proposed district and provincial office," said Agriculture Minister Suswono during a visit the flood affected agricultural land in the village of Undar Andir, Sub Kragilan, Serang, Banten, on Tuesday (22/01/2013).
Food Crop Seeding Director in the Ministry of Agriculture Bambang Hudiyanto says it can deliver as much as 12,500 tons CBN standby to farmers affected by the disaster.
"CBN is from stock carry-over in 2012," said Bambang accompanying the Minister of Agriculture Suswono to Serang, Banten.
Bambang said, the CBN as much as 12,500 tons of rice seeds were able to fulfill the needs of the planting area covering 500,000 hectares (ha). As for 7500 tonnes of soybean seed planting areas able to fulfill the needs of an area of 187 500 ha.
