Productive agricultural lands, Mission & Vision of Jokowi as a president elect

Joko Widodo Lays Out Agricultural & Food Security as his Vision & Mission Governor Joko Widodo, whom nominated as presidential candidate by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has begun introducing his vision and mission to the voters. While visiting local farmers at the Tanjungrasa village in Bogor district’s Cariu subdistrict, Jokowi on Sunday addressed six points in the field of agriculture and food security that would be his focus should he be elected president in the election set to take place on July 9. Productive agricultural lands, Jokowi said, should not be converted into other use, such as residential or industrial areas, and should instead be preserved. Additionally, he said farmers would have to be assisted in making sure that even the smallest plots of lands were used productively and that farmers were educated not to use chemically engineered seeds or pesticides. Jokowi, also emphasized the need to build ...