Provincial Government Encourages Village Funds for Food Security

Provincial Government Encourages Village Funds for Food Security

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan held a meeting with the leaders of the Regional Apparatus Organization (OPD) within the scope of the West Papua Government, Friday (4/17/2020) at the Swiss Belhotel Manokwari.

The meeting discussed food security, social safety networks, economic networks and also employment issues. "The point is for the short term we focus on handling Covid19. We have revised the APBD. In addition to supporting the task force in handling COVID19, also social assistance funds for food security, economic security, "said the Governor to the media crew, after the meeting.

During the meeting, I am the Governor, also discussed the technical guidelines for village funds. Because village funds aside from the central government, there are also from the government of West Papua Province which is budgeted for the 2020 fiscal year for each village, village and district.

"For each village the budget allocation is Rp.225 million. For the village of Rp 150 million. District of Rp 100 million. This fund is clearly targeted at the village, now we want to provide instructions for its implementation. What are these funds used for ?, "said the Governor.

According to him, according to the implementation instructions, the funds can be used for food security. "We invite the community to use the funds to grow local commodities, for example buying taro seeds, betatas, kasbi, bananas, vegetables, corn. If this is implemented, three months can already be eaten. This is anticipated in the medium term, "explained the Governor.

Village funds, continued the Governor, continue to use community empowerment patterns, managed by labor-intensive systems. These funds can be spent buying local potential, utilizing natural resources in each village. Then the local power. So that village funds are absorbed in the village.