Swasembada Pangan? Jatim, Lampung, Sumut dan Sulsel Penentunya
Four Provinces as a Determinant Success of Food Self-sufficiency
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian RI Andi Amran Sulaiman menyatakan pencapaian swasembada pangan Indonesia ditentukan oleh empat provinsi yang dikenal sebagai ´lumbung padi´ Indonesia.
"Bila produksi di Jatim, Lampung, Sumut, dan Sulsel aman maka selesai sudah masalah pangan di Indonesia," kata Menteri Amran dalam kunjungan kerja di Wajo, Sulsel pada Sabtu (6/6).
Menteri Amran berharap daerah-daerah lain dapat meniru keempat provinsi tersebut dalam hal semangat meningkatkan produksi pertaniannya.
"Bila terbukti mampu menaikkan produksinya, saya berjanji akan menambah anggaran untuk daerah tersebut," kata Amran Sulaiman.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated the achievement of food self-sufficiency in Indonesia is determined by the four provinces known as Indonesia´s rice barn.
"If production in East Java, Lampung, North Sumatra, and South Sulawesi secure, so Indonesian food problem is resolved," said Minister Sulaiman on working visit in Wajo, South Sulawesi on Saturday (6/6).
He hope other provinces can follow success of four provinces to increase agricultural production.
"If able to increase production, I promised add to the budget of agriculture," Mr Sulaiman said.
