Didi Haryadi Hands Over Alsintan to Farmer Groups
TOPKATA News – The Mayor of Padang meant to organize the agriculture in his area. Evidently, several groups in Padang found the impetus of agricultural machinery tools( Alsintan).
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“We would like to thank Mr. Hermanto who really cares about the peasants,” said Assistant II Setdako Didi Aryadi when replacing the Mayor of Padang at the Padang City Agricultural Office in Sungai Lareh, while giving encouragement, Friday, August 26, 2022.
The alsintan push arrived from the DPR RI body in West Sumatra, Hermanto. The encouragement included hand tractors and hand sprayers.
Not only that, the DPR RI body also poured out a donation budget for the farming group in Padang. Didi Aryadi said, actually the city of Padang is quite large in area compared to DKI Jakarta. Agricultural land is also quite large in Padang. Therefore, the city of Padang is an area where agricultural production is quite a lot.
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“Even during the recession, the agricultural sector was not disturbed in the slightest. The agricultural sector can stand alone. Therefore, Padang is an area that is really serious about agriculture,” said Didi Aryadi.
Proof of the seriousness of the City of Padang towards the agricultural sector, namely the survival of the Agriculture Office to maintain Protected Rice Fields (LSD). Because Padang really hopes to continue to be self-sufficient in food. “Through this assistance, we hope that agricultural production will be better,” said assistant II for economic affairs and development.
Member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia Hermanto handed over assistance directly to all assisted farmer groups. At that time, two tractor hands were given.
A total of 15 hand sprayers were also handed over. This includes grants of IDR 750 million for a number of farmer groups. “We don’t want farmers to stop producing, so we remain committed to providing assistance to farmers,” said Hermanto.
Hermanto had mentioned the increase in the price of a number of staples recently. According to him, farmers are the affected parties when there is a price increase. “Through this assistance, we hope that agricultural production will continue to increase. Therefore, we continue to think about how we continue to allocate budgets for farmers,” he explained.
The Head of the Padang City Agriculture Office, Syahrial Kamat, arranged his gratitude. For the assistance disbursed to several farmer groups in his area.
According to him, this assistance is quite valuable for farmers at this time. “The heavy burden on the state and the reduction of subsidies certainly have an impact on farmers. Through this assistance, of course, the benefits will be felt for farmers. We thank you for this assistance,” said Syahrial Kamat.
The Head of the Padang City Agriculture Office advised the farmer groups that received the alsintan to keep the aid from being damaged. Take good care of it in the hope of increasing agricultural production. “If you can after this, the hand tractor you get can ‘lambing’, one tractor can later become two tractors, of course, by saving agricultural income well,” he urged.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Padang City Agriculture Office, Syahrial Kamat, expressed his gratitude. For the assistance disbursed to a number of farmer groups in his area.
For him, this encouragement is quite valuable for the peasants at this time.” The weight of the country and the reduction in aid must have repercussions for the peasants. Through this encouragement, it must be experienced once for the peasants. We express our gratitude for this encouragement,” said Syahrial Kamat. (Alif)
This article first appeared on : SpiritSumbar.com
