Cabai dan Bawang Jelang Puasa dan Lebaran Aman
Supply Peppers and Onions Ahead of Ramadan and Eid Ensured Adequate
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Bogor (B2B) - Pasokan dan persediaan cabai dan bawang menjelang puasa dan Lebaran aman, karena produksi kedua komoditas masih melimpah. Namun masyarakat dianjurkan untuk menanam cabai di pekarangan rumah masing-masing untuk mengantisipasi kenaikan harga.
"Produksi cabai dan bawang melimpah sehingga dinyatakan aman untuk menyuplai kebutuhan cabai dan bawang pada bulan puasa dan Lebaran," kata Menteri Pertanian Suswono kepada pers di Bogor, Minggu.
Suswono menegaskan, masa tanam cabai hingga tiba masa panen sekitar dua bulan sehingga waktunya memadai untuk menanam di pekarangan rumah untuk mengantisipasi pasokan maupun lonjakan harga di bulan puasa maupun menjelang Lebaran.
"Kami mengajak kaum wanita khususnya ibu rumah tangga untuk membiasakan diri menanam cabai di pekarangan rumah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sendiri. Kalau hasil panen berlebih, maka ibu-ibu bisa menjualnya ke pasar," kata Suswono dalam diskusi dengan Forum Wartawan Pertanian (Forwatan).
Suswono juga meminta Kementerian Perdagangan untuk cermat mengantisipasi pasokan dan persediaan cabai dan bawang menjelang peak season tersebut, karena apabila mengimpor akan mengganggu produksi pasca panen dari petani.
"Impor cabai dan bawang kemarin itu karena suplai kurang. Kalau masa panen tiba seharusnya tidak perlu impor," ungkap Suswono.
Bogor (B2B) - The Indonesian government ensure supplies and inventories peppers and onions for month of Ramadan and Eid adequate, because the production of both commodities is still overflow. However, people are encouraged to to plant the chilli in each house yard to anticipate rising prices.
"The production of chillies and onions overflow so declared safe to supply the needs for month of Ramadan and Eid," Agriculture Minister Suswono told reporters in Bogor on Sunday.
Suswono asserted, chilli planting to harvest about two months, so that adequate time to plant it in the house yard to anticipate supply and price hikes in the month of Ramadan and Eid.
"We invite women especially housewives to get used for planting chilli in the yard to meet their own needs. If excessive harvest, housewives could sell it to the market," Suswono said in discussions with the Agricultural Journalists Forum (Forwatan).
Suswono also asked the Commerce Ministry to carefully anticipate supplies and inventories peppers and onions ahead of the peak season, because if the import would disrupt production of the farmers´ post-harvest.
"Import chili and onions yesterday was due to lack of supply. When harvest time should not necessary import," Suswono said.
