Pasar Tani Kementan Dikunjungi Menteri Pertanian yang Baru
Farmers Market Visited by the New Indonesian Agriculture Minister
MENTERI Pertanian RI Amran Sulaiman mengharapkan Pasar Tani di kantor Kementerian Pertanian di kawasan Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan menjadi 'replika' dari pasar nasional sehingga perlu terus dikembangkan, karena nilai tambahnya luar biasa bagi pemasaran produk pertanian nasional.
"Kalau nilai tambahnya ditingkatkan, masyarakat akan tertarik ke Pasar Tani untuk mendapatkan produk segar sekaligus meningkatkan kesejahteraan para petani karena dapat langsung memasarkan produknya tanpa harus melalui pihak ketiga," kata Amran Sulaiman yang mengunjung Pasar Tani di halaman kantornya didampingi Sekjen Kementan Hari Priyono dan Dirjen Pengolahan dan Pemasaran Hasil Pertanian (P2HP) Yusni E Harahap pada Jumat (31/10).
Dalam kunjungannya, Mentan sempat mencicicipi produk olahan berupa kripik yang dibuat para petani. "Ini sudah enak. Bisa dibikin lebih renyah?" (Foto2: Humas Kementan/Makmur Hutagalung)
INDONESIAN Agriculture Minister, Amran Sulaiman expect Farmers Market at his office in Ragunan, South Jakarta can be a replica of the national market that needs to be developed, for their benefits to the marketing of agricultural products.
"If the value added increases, people will be attracted to the Farmers Market to get fresh products while improving the welfare of farmers, due to market their products without having third party," Mr Sulaiman told the press was accompanied by the Secretary General of Agriculture Ministry Hari Priyono and Director General of Processing and Marketing Agricultural Products, Mrs Yusni E Harahap on Friday (31/10).
During his visit, minister had the taste of processed products such as chips made farmers. "It's been good. Could made more crisp?" (Pictures of Indonesian Agriculture Ministry PR/Makmur Hutagalung)
