Presiden Jokowi Dijadwalkan Kunjungi Peternakan Sapi Padang Mangatas
President Widodo was Scheduled to Visit Dairy Farms in Padang Mangatas, West Sumatera
Editor : M. Achsan Atjo
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Limapuluh Kota, Sumbar (B2B) - Presiden RI Joko Widodo didampingi Menteri Pertanian RI Andi Amran Sulaiman dijadwalkan melakukan kunjungan kerja ke Balai Pembibitan Ternak dan Hijauan Pakan Ternak (BPTUHPT) Padang Mangatas, Kabupaten Limapuluh Kota, provinsi Sumatera Barat pagi ini, Jumat (9/10).
Kunjungan kerja Presiden bertujuan memantau kemajuan pengembangan bibit sapi unggul dalam upaya penguatan kelembagaan pembibitan hewan ternak.
Mentan Amran Sulaiman mengatakan menjaga stabilisasi pasokan daging sapi merupakan upaya yang dilakukan pemerintah untuk mengamankan stok dan harga daging sapi di pasaran. Dari mulai mengimpor sapi dari luar negeri, sampai kepada pengembangan sapi berbasis peternakan rakyat, telah dilakukan pemerintah.
"Seperti di daerah Padang Mangatas, Sumatera Barat, Pengembangan sapi berbasiskan peternakan rakyat sudah dilakukan dan sudah memiliki sapi ribuan ekor di atas lahan seluas 250 hektar," kata Mentan di Jakarta, belum lama ini.
Limapuluh Kota, Indonesia (B2B) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo was accompanied by Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman scheduled working visit to dairy farms owned by the Indonesian government in Padang Mangatas, Limapuluh Kota district of West Sumatera provinsi his morning, Friday (10/9).
Working visit of President Widodo seeks to monitor progress of development superior cattle to support the productivity of livestock in Indonesia.
Minister Sulaiman said to maintain the supply of beef by the government together with farmers to meet consumer needs. Those efforts through to cattle imports, and development livestock owned by the people has been done by the government.
"As in this Mangatas Padang, development-based cattle farm people, and now has thousands of cows on a farm of 250 hectares," Mr Sulaiman said.
