Sindonews.com -Agriculture Minister Suswono (Jan. 9), reveals, the scarcity of garlic is not currently off of behaviors among farmers. Farmers prefer to plant the lucrative commodity than commodities garlic.
"Indeed for our problem garlic farmers will choose a profitable commodity. While the garlic farmers received tremendous pressure because we are declining as a result of their move or switch to another profitable commodity, "said Suswono in his description, in Jakarta, Wednesday (20/3/2013).
Suswono gives examples of cases of farmers in Brebes, Central Java, where the onion farmers began to switch planting rice. The reason is relatively stable, rice price is so profitable, is being observed is not seintensif the onion.
"In addition, the capital is not too large. If the onion right up to medium risk Rp60 million, is very high, "said Suswono.
Soybeans for commodities, said Jan. 9, there is a tendency of passionate farmers to plant when I heard the announcement of price is Rp 7,000 per kilogram (kg), so to be a stimulant for the farmers.
In order to reduce imports, further, the Government is constantly working to Suswono expanding land. In Tegal, Central Java, the Government stepped up the expansion of land about 100 hectares (ha) to increase production. So far, Indonesia has produced less than 10 per cent of the national onion needs.
"Even to meet the needs of the industry because of the aroma of Garlic herb Indonesia three times stronger than garlic imports," he said.
Data of the Ministry of agriculture said, Indonesia had achieved self-sufficiency of garlic due to extensive planting area before 1998 this commodity reached 250,000 ha. While the extensive acreage currently planting garlic left shrink to 25,000 ha.
According to Suswono, passion to plant garlic starts to go down since 1998. "When it's a garlic import spigot opened, so the difficulty farmers compete with garlic imports," pungkasnya.
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