Menteri Pertanian Akui 3 Kendala Pencapaian Swasembada Pangan
Agriculture Minister Admitted 3 Constraints Achieving Food Self-Sufficiency
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Bogor (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian Suswono mengakui adanya dinamika pencapaian swasembada pangan seperti kelambatan penyaluran benih, petani sulit memperoleh pupuk bersubsidi, dan belum terjadi sinergi dinas pertanian dengan kelembagaan penyuluhan dan lain sebagainya.
"Saya mengimbau kepada seluruh jajaran institusi pertanian, di pusat maupun daerah, untuk benar-benar dapat mengidentifikasi dan memetakan dengan baik potensi dan permasalahan yang ada di wilayah masing-masing
," kata Menteri Pertanian Suswono saat membuka Koordinasi Pimpinan Kelembagaan Penyuluhan, Kelembagaan Teknis dan Kelembagaan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian di Cisarua, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Rabu (22/5).
Menurut Suswono, dengan mengetahui kondisi dan masalah di lapangan, diharapkan dapat segera memberikan solusi dan membantu berbagai kesulitan yang dialami oleh petani, untuk mengatasi permasalahan di lapangan tersebut.
"Kita tidak bisa bekerja sendiri-sendiri, melainkan perlu koordinasi dan sinergi antarunit kerja dalam melaksanakan semua kegiatan," ungkap Suswono.
Hal ini sesuai dengan Peraturan Menteri Pertanian Nomor 45/2011 tentang Tata Hubungan Kerja antarkelembagaan Teknis, Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian dan Penyuluhan Pertanian.
Suswono menambahkan, tahun 2013 merupakan tahun keempat dari pelaksanaan Rencana Strategis (Renstra) Pembangunan Pertanian 2010-2014. Menetapkan Empat Target Sukses yang ingin dicapai Kementerian Pertanian hingga akhir 2014. Pertama, Swasembada dan Swasembada Berkelanjutan. Kedua, peningkatan diversifikasi pangan, Ketiga, peningkatan nilai tambah, daya saing dan ekspor pertanian. Keempat, peningkatan kesejahteraan petani.
"Kita sadari bahwa waktu untuk mewujudkan keempat target sukses tersebut kurang dari dua tahun lagi. Kinerja di tahun 2013 ini merupakan tahun penentu," ungkap Suswono.
Karena tercapainya target swasembada dan swasembada berkelanjutan tahun 2013, ungkap Mentan, akan berdampak pada kinerja tahun 2014.
"Saya meminta dukungan dan kerja keras semua pemangku kepentingan agar menaruh prioritas tinggi dalam pengembangan produktivitas komoditas unggulan yang menjadi target pembangunan pertanian," ungkap Mentan.
Jakarta (B2B) - Agriculture Minister Suswono recognize the dynamics of achieving food self-sufficiency as slowness distribution of seed, farmers difficult to obtain subsidized fertilizer, and agricultural agencies have not happened synergies with education institutions and so forth.
"I am calling on all levels of agricultural institutions, central and local, to identify and map the well potential and existing problems in their respective areas," said Minister of Agriculture Suswono opening Institutional Leadership Outreach Coordination, Technical and Institutional Institutional Research and Agricultural Development in Cisarua, Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday (22/5).
He said the problem with knowing the conditions and in the field, is expected to soon provide a solution and assist the difficulties suffered by farmers, to overcome these problems.
"We can not work alone, but need to work inter-unit coordination and synergy in carrying out all the activities," said Suswono.
This is according to Minister of Agriculture Decree No. 45/2011 on Procedures for Inter-Agency Technical Working Relations, Research and Development and Agricultural Extension.
Suswono added, the year 2013 was the fourth year of implementation of the Strategic Plan for Agricultural Development 2010-2014. Four Successful Target set by the Ministry of Agriculture by the end of 2014. First, self-sufficiency and sustainable self-sufficiency. Second, increase diversification, Third, increase added value, competitiveness and export agriculture. Fourth, improving the welfare of farmers.
"We realize the time to realize the target of a successful fourth less two years longer. Performance in 2013 was a decisive year," said Suswono.
Due to the achievement of self-sufficiency and self-sustainability targets in 2013, said Minister of Agriculture, will have an impact on performance in 2014.
"I ask for your support and hard work of all stakeholders in order to put a high priority in the development of the productivity of commodities targeted agricultural development," he said.
