TEMPO Interactive, Monday, 16 November, 2009 | 14:54 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Agriculture Minister Suswono will call on the Industry Minister to transfer the management of the primary industries sector to the Agriculture Department as an effort to improve farmers’ welfare. “We can take the primary industry from the Industry Department so that farmers can develop the industry after their harvests,” Suswono said on Friday.
Suswono said it was difficult to improve income from the agriculture sector with only 0,3 hectares of average agricultural land ownership. “They must be encouraged to develop post-harvest industry,” he said. This means that before selling their crops, farmers must be encouraged to process their harvest production so they can benefit from the value added.
Farmers will also be encouraged into implementing mix-farming, such as cattle-breeding in addition to their farming. This is the solution for farmers who do cannot afford to have to have bigger land areas.
KARTIKA CANDRA
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