Mentan Amran Sampaikan Duka Cita bagi Korban Penembakan KKB di Papua
Indonesian Govt Support the Farmers to Increase National Food Production
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian sekaligus Kepala Badan Pangan Nasional Andi Amran Sulaiman menyampaikan duka cita mendalam atas gugurnya tiga petugas dalam insiden penembakan yang menimpa rombongan pegawai Dinas Pertanian Kabupaten Jayawijaya di Kampung Muliama, Papua Pegunungan, Rabu (9/9) sore.
Berdasarkan informasi kepolisian, para korban tengah dalam perjalanan menyalurkan bantuan ternak kepada masyarakat setempat ketika rombongan mereka diadang dan ditembaki oleh pelaku kriminal bersenjata.
"Atas nama Kementerian Pertanian, Badan Pangan Nasional, dan pribadi, saya menyampaikan belasungkawa yang sedalam-dalamnya kepada keluarga korban," katanya.
Mereka adalah pahlawan pangan yang gugur dalam tugas mulia, membawa bantuan ternak untuk saudara-saudara kita di pedalaman Papua. Mereka semestinya aman selama menjalankan tugas kemanusiaan itu.
Kementan dan Badan Pangan Nasional (Bapanas) menyatakan akan memastikan keberlanjutan program bantuan ternak dan pangan di wilayah Papua Pegunungan berjalan tanpa terhambat, sekaligus memberikan dukungan penuh kepada keluarga korban.
Usut Tuntas
Ia meminta Satuan Tugas Operasi Damai Cartenz dan jajaran TNI-Polri mengusut tuntas pelaku penembakan serta memastikan keselamatan petugas lapangan yang bertugas di Papua.
"Program bantuan pangan dan ternak untuk masyarakat Papua tidak boleh berhenti karena ancaman kekerasan," kata Mentan.
Negara harus hadir lebih kuat, melindungi setiap pahlawan pangan yang bertaruh nyawa demi menjamin kecukupan pangan rakyat Papua.
“Kami sangat berduka mendengar kabar ini. Semoga aparat keamanan dapat segera mengungkap kasus ini dan memastikan tidak terulang kembali. Kita ingin pembangunan pertanian di Papua kuat dan dirasakan manfaatnya oleh masyarakat,” tutup Mentan Amran. [esap/timhumas bppsdmpkementan]
Jakarta [B2B] - The role of agricultural training center as the Technical Implementation Unit [UPT] of Indonesian Agriculture Ministry across the country such as the Agricultural Training Center or the BBPP seeks to improving the competence and welfare of Indonesian farmers
The objective of the Indonesia Agriculture Ministry or the Kementan is to increase production and productivity, increasing farmers´ knowledge and skills in implementing climate smart agriculture, reducing the risk of crop failure, reduce the effect of greenhouse gases, and increase the income of farmers in irrigated areas and swamp areas.
Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that the government´s commitment to developing agriculture, especially in the development of advanced, independent and modern agricultural human resources.
“The goal is to increase the income of farming families and ensure national food security. Farmer regeneration is a commitment that we must immediately realize," Minister Sulaiman said.
He stated that increasing farmers´ knowledge and skills in implementing climate smart agriculture, reducing the risk of crop failure, reducing the greenhouse gas effect and increasing farmers´ income in irrigated areas and swamp areas.
He reminded about the important role of vocational education, to produce millennial farmers who have an entrepreneurial spirit.
"Through vocational education, we connect campuses with industry so that Polbangtan graduates meet their needs and are ready for new things," Sulaiman said.
