Pelaku Usaha Diminta Empati pada Petani dan Konsumen
Business Communities Asked to Empathy on Farmers and Consumers
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Bogor (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian Suswono meminta pelaku usaha untuk saling berempati dalam mengatasi gejolak kenaikan harga cabe dan bawang, sehingga tidak menyengsarakan petani dan konsumen. Pasalnya, kenaikan harga bawang dan cabe hanya dinikmati para tengkulak.
"Perlu ada keprihatinan, jangan memanfaatkan situasi ini dengan mencari keuntungan. Diharapkan pelaku usaha ini ada empati kepada petani maupun konsumen," kata Mentan Suswono usai kunjungan kerja di Pasar Induk Jambu Dua, Kota Bogor, Jawa Barat, Minggu (24/3).
Suswono menegaskan, harga di tingkat petani harga jual cabe dan bawang masih relatif murah meski ada kenaikan di pasaran. "Supaya konsumen tidak dibebani dengan alasan suplai kurang, saat ini harga sudah mulai turun. Diharapkan tidak ada lagi gejolak harga."
Kalau pun terjadi kenaikan harga, ungkapnya lagi, kemungkinan besar lantaran faktor pasokan di tingkat petani masih minim juga kendala transportasi dan isu kelangkaan pasokan yang memicu kenaikan harga.
Mentan tidak menampik produksi hortikultura saat ini yang belum optimal, karena panen baru akan berlangsung pada April dan Mei mendatang. "Barulah optimal lagi produksinya."
Akan tetapi, kata Suswono, persoalan kenaikan harga bawang dan cabe yang sempat terjadi, lanjut Menteri, ada pada mekanisme di pasar. "Karena mekanisme pasar produk hortikultura ini tidak diatur seperti di Bulog, sehingga ada celah yang menganggu sistem pemasaran."
Bogor (B2B) - Minister of Agriculture Suswono asking businesses to empathy in resolving price fluctuations on chilli and onions, so it does not hardship on farmers and consumers. Because the increase in the price of onions and chilli just enjoyed the middlemen.
"There should be a concern, please do not take advantage of this situation to make a profit. Hopefully these businessmen have empathy for farmers and consumers," said Minister of Agriculture Suswono after his visit in Market Up Jambu Dua, Bogor, West Java, on Sunday (24/3).
Suswono asserted, the price at the farm level, the selling price of chilli and onions are still relatively low despite rising prices in the market. "So consumers are not burdened by the lack of supply reasons, current prices have started to fall. Hopefully no more price fluctuations."
Even if the price increase, he said again, most likely because of supply at the farm level is still minimal, problems of transportation and supply scarcity issues that trigger price increases.
Minister of Agriculture did not dismiss the current horticultural production is not optimal, because the harvest will occur in April and May. "Then chilli and onions optimal production."
However, Suswono said, the issue of price rise in onions and chilli that had happened, continued the Minister, is on the market mechanism. "Since the market mechanism of horticultural products is not regulated as Bulog, so there is a gap that disrupt the marketing system."
