InfoSAWIT, PANDEGLANG — The Secretary of General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, Heru Tri Widarto said that the plantation sectors contributed to succeed the government’s program namely to reinforce food and energy self-sufficiency. He said that after monitoring the pumping irrigation in the Village of Kalanganyar, Regency of Pandeglang, Tuesday (22/10) and continued to attend one activity to formulate temporary statistic data in 2024 and the estimation numbers in 2025.
Heru said some programs that needed supports in plantation sectors, such as, planting paddy gogo and multiplying the plantation areas. Besides, the pumping irrigation would be the significant part to increase the agricultural production.
“The government really focuses on food and energy self-sufficiency namly by reinforcing palm oil and sugarcane,” he said by quoting the statement of Minister of Agriculture, Adi Amran Sulaiman that targeted to succeed the program.
One crucial thing to do is about to get data accuracy about the two commodities. “The data should be clear and accurate namely in making the maps where sugarcane grows, such as, in East Java, Central Java, and West Java. Do not be overlapping with other commodities,” Heru said, as InfoSAWIT quoted, Thursday (24/10/2024).
He thought, the sugarcane price was at the profitable level, would deliver chances for sugarcane producer centers/regions to reinforce their production. Heru also said that the provinces that would multiplying the plantations and paddy gogo would get more supports from the government.
“If the regions clearly would develop, the (government) would focus on the financing. Go ahead and show your positive performance,” he said.
Besides palm oil and sugarcane, some other plantation commodities would be coffee, cocoa, and tobacco. These would get special concern for they are so expensive now. “Even though it is not easy, this is our same responsibility to deliver the best contribution for the agriculture in Indonesia,” Heru emphasized.
Sago that could potentially support food self-sufficiency, was also the focus. He said it would be significant to get data optimization and publish cultivation documents for palm oil, rubber, coffee, coconut, pepper, and cocoa. It means the plantation sectors would be more active to help the government realize food and energy self-sufficiency. (T2)
