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 better infrastructure for farmers, the need to monitor the quality of water in the fields, as well as improved monetary benefits for farmers and better access to capital and financial support.

 “I asked farmers, how many tons [of rice] can be produced from one hectare [of land]? Apparently it was six tons, because farmers here are using a good mix,” Joko said during his visit on Sunday.
According to him, the average amount of rice produced on Indonesian farms was between four to five tons for each hectare of land, while the population grew by three million each year.

 “Like it or not, we need to prepare more food for this growth. Additionally, in the past five years there has been a significant increase in food imports,” he said, citing hikes in the imports of several staple food items such as rice, corn, soy, flour, sugar, salt, beef, onions and fruits.

 “We import fish. We are a maritime nation but our fish imports have spiked,” Joko said “These are issues that need to be sorted out. These things are the reason why inflation on certain basic commodities easily occurs for a long period of time and repeatedly.”

 Joko was adamant that the issue would see major risks unfurl in the next five to 10 years should the government fail to take strict and extreme policies. 
“Without that, we are risking our sovereignty and food security,” he said.

 As such, Joko said it was important to ensure the production sector was improved so as to limit imports.

 “We have to concentrate the production. Imports have to be cut and eventually eliminated. With some effort and hard work, I think we can achieve this within four or five years,” he said.
Photo: Courtessy Of Seknas Jokowi
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