Petani Lampung Dapat Bantuan 254 Unit Traktor Tangan
Indonesian Govt Handed Over 254 Hand Tractors for Farmers in Lampung
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Tanggamus, Lampung (B2B) - Para petani di 12 kabupaten mendapat kemudahan untuk menggarap lahan pertanian mereka di masa mendatang, setelah mendapat bantuan 254 unit traktor tangan dari Kementerian Pertanian, yang diserahkan langsung oleh Menteri Pertanian RI Amran Sulaiman kepada perwakilan petani. Kegiatan penyerahan secara simbolis dilakukan di Desa Tekad, Kecamatan Pulopanggung, Kabupaten Tanggamus, provinsi Lampung.
Menteri Amran Sulaiman mengatakan bantuan 254 unit traktor tangan merupakan bagian dari program Upaya Khusus (Upsus) untuk pencapaian target swasembada pangan dalam tiga tahun ke depan.
"Saya sebenarnya capek setelah melakukan perjalanan kerja dari bagian timur ke bagian barat Indonesia, sebelum tiba di sini saya melakukan kunjungan kerja ke Gorontalo pada hari Selasa, kemarin hari Rabu saya di Jambi dan hari ini berada di Lampung. Hilang capek saya setelah bertemu para petani, dan saya bahagia melihat senyum para petani. Lampung adalah provinsi ke-23 yang kunjungi dalam rangka Upsus swasembada pangan," kata Amran Sulaiman dalam sambutannya.
Tampak mendampingi Gubernur Lampung, M Ridho Ficardo, anggota Komisi IV DPR dari Fraksi PDIP, Sudin dan Kapolda Lampung, Brigjen Pol Heru Winarko.
Amran Sulaiman menambahkan, minimnya alat dan mesin pertanian disingkat Alsintan menjadi salah satu tantangan yang dihadapi para petani meningkatkan produksi pertanian selain masalah irigasi, ketersediaan benih dan pupuk, dan tenaga penyuluh pertanian.
"Kami datang untuk meninjau langsung ke lapangan. Bagaimana ketersediaan pupuk, benih, dan irigasi. Hari ini kami menyerahkan 254 unit traktor tangan dan bulan depan akan ditambah 800 unit traktor tangan. Permintaan saya cuma satu, nggak banyak, produksi harus meningkat di atas 20% maka bantuan alsintan akan kami tambah," kata Amran Sulaiman.
Tanggamus, Lampung (B2B) - Farmers in 12 districts of Lampung province will be easier to planting rice, after got 254 units of hand tractors of Indonesian Agriculture Ministry, which was handed over by Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman to the representatives of farmers. Symbolic handover activities carried out in Tekad village, Pulopanggung sub-district of Tanggamus district.
Minister Amran Sulaiman said assistance of 254 units of hand tractors is part of the Special Effort program, known as the Upsus for the achievement of food self-sufficiency in the next three years.
"I´m actually tired after working trip from the eastern to the western of Indonesia, before arrived here I was working visit to Gorontalo provincce on Tuesday, yesterday I was in Jambi province and today in Lampung province. But I´m not tired anymore after meeting with the farmers , and I was happy to saw smiles of farmers. Lampung is the 23rd provinces were visited to this day," Mr Sulaiman in his speech.
Seemed accompany the minister is the Lampung Governor M Ridho Ficardo, Indonesian member parliament of Commission IV, Sudin and Lampung Police Chief, Brigadier General Heru Winarko.
Mr Sulaiman added, the lack of tools and agricultural machinery to be one tough challenge of farmers to increase agricultural production besides the problem of irrigation, supply of seeds and fertilizer, and agricultural extension workers.
"We came to look directly into the rice fields. How does the availability of fertilizers, seeds, and irrigation. Today we handed over 254 units of hand tractors and next month will be increased to 800 units. I have one request, not a lot, production should be increased above 20% then we will add assistance of agricultural machinery," Mr Sulaiman said.
