Pin Emas KTNA Disematkan Winarno Tohir untuk Mentan
Golden Pin of Indonesian Farmers Association for Agriculture Minister
Editor : M. Achsan Atjo
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Banda Aceh, NAD (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian Andi Amran Sulaiman, Panglima TNI Jenderal TNI Gatot Nurmantyo dan Gubernur Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Zaini Abdullah m!enerima Pin Emas dari Kontak Tani Nelayan Andalan Nasional (KTNA) yang disematkan oleh Ketua Umum KTNA Winarno Tohir di Banda Aceh pada Jumat pagi (5/5).
Penyematan Pin Emas KTNA 2017 dilakukan di hadapan ratusan perwakilan peserta pada 'Rembug Utama' Pekan Nasional Tani dan Nelayan Nasional (Penas) sebagai apresiasi KTNA atas dedikasi dan komitmen mereka membangun pertanian Indonesia untuk mewujudkan ketahanan pangan.
Winarno mengatakan kebijakan dan program Kementerian Pertanian RI didukung TNI khususnya TNI AD dalam tiga tahun terakhir menunjukkan keberpihakan pada rakyat, dengan pemberian bantuan gratis ratusan ribu alat mesin pertanian (Alsintan), benih gratis, dan pupuk bersubsidi kepada petani.
"KTNA menilai Amran Sulaiman merupakan salah satu menteri di kabinet Presiden Joko Widodo dengan kinerja positif," kata Winarno kepada pers.
Mentan Amran Sulaiman mengaku tanpa dukungan KTNA sulit mencapai target swasembada pangan, "terima kasih pada KTNA karena tanpa bantuan petani maka Kementan akan kesulitan mencapai target swasembada pangan."
Winarno menambahkan kinerja positif Kementan terbukti pada produksi padi naik 4,96%, jagung 18,11%, aneka cabai naik 9,66%, dan bawang merah 3,75%. Sementara pada Januari - Agustus 2016 impor jagung turun 61%, stop impor beras dan bawang merah, dan ekspor beras organik naik 67%.
Banda Aceh, Aceh (B2B) - Indonesian Agriculture Ministwr Andi Amran Sulaiman, TNI Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo and Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah received a Gold Pin from Indonesian Farmers Association (KTNA) attached by KTNA Chairman Winarno Thohir hereon Friday (May 5).
Golden Pinning is done at national seminar of National Farmers and Fishermen National Week (Penas) as appreciation of the KTNA for their dedication and commitment to build Indonesian agriculture to realize food security.
Mr. Thohir said the policies and programs of agriculture ministry were supported by the TNI, especially the Army in the last three years, to farmers with hundreds of thousands of farm machinery, farmers, free seeds and subsidized fertilizer to farmers.
"Not a lot of qualified ministers, who willing to work hard like him," he said.
Minister Sulaiman admitted without support KTNA difficult to achieve food self-sufficiency target, "thanks to KTNA because without the help of farmers will be difficult to achieve the target of food self-sufficiency.
Mr Winarno refer to ministry data about the increase of food production in 2016 increased 4.96% such as rice, of corn 18.11%, increased 9.66% chili and shallots increased 3.75%. While in January - August 2016 the import of maize fell 61%, stop rice imports and shallots, and organic rice exports increased by 67%..
