Mentan Suswono Akui Harga Bawang dalam Kondisi Darurat
Minister of Agriculture Suswono Admits Price Onions in Emergency
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian Suswono mengakui harga bawang yang meroket merupakan kondisi darurat yang harus segera diselesaikan, melalui rapat koordinasi soal bawang dengan Menteri Koordinator Perekonomian Hatta Radjasa dan Menteri Perdagangan Gita Wirjawan.
"Saya akui kondisi ini sudah darurat, harus segera diselesaikan. Rakor harus segera. Saya menunggu panggilan dari Menko. Belum tahu, saya masih menunggu," kata Mentan Suswono yang ditemui di kantornya di Jakarta, Jumat (15/3).
Suswono mengakui, telah melakukan kesepakatan dengan Menteri Perdagangan Gita Wirjawan mengenai penaikan harga bawang dan mekanisme proses perizinan import produk hortikultura.
"Kedua kementerian sudah sepakat untuk membuat proses perizinan menjadi satu atap. Hanya menunggu bagaimana pengertian satu atap tersebut. Pokoknya harus memutuskan secara cepat seperti apa,” ujarnya.
Kemudian hasil kesepakatan ini, kata Suswono, akan dilaporkan kepada Menteri Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Hatta Rajasa melalui rapat koordinasi. Namun Mentan belum dapat memastikan apakah setelah perubahan mekanisme perizinan ini masih tetap menggunakan Rekomendasi Impor Produk Hortikultura (RIPH).
Jakarta (B2B) - Minister of Agriculture Suswono acknowledge the soaring price of onions is an emergency situation, which must be resolve through coordination meetings with the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Hatta Radjasa and Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan.
"I admit this is an emergency condition, must be resolved. Coordination meeting should be. I´m waiting for a call from the Coordinating Minister. Yet know, I´m still waiting," said Minister of Agriculture Suswono that met in his office in Jakarta, Friday (15/3).
Suswono acknowledge, has done a deal with the trade minister, Gita Wirjawan the valorization onions and import licensing process mechanism of horticultural products.
"The two ministries have agreed to make a one-stop permitting process. Wait Just how does one stop it. Anyway must decide quickly what," he said.
"The two ministries have agreed to make a one-stop permitting process. Wait Just how does one stop it. Anyway must decide quickly what," he said.
Then the results of the deal, said Suswono, will be reporting to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Hatta Rajasa through coordination meetings. However, Minister of Agriculture can not be sure whether the following changes to the licensing mechanism is still using the Import Recommendation Horticultural Products (RIPH).
