The Papua Provincial Government together with the Merauke Regency Government immediately responded to the complaints of farmers in the "deer city" regarding the harvest that has not been absorbed by Bulog since last July 2020. One of the efforts made, namely exploring the existence of international trade or selling Merauke farmers' rice to Pacific countries.
"We will try to communicate with the minister of trade, as well as encourage room for Merauke rice farmers to sell to neighboring countries in the Pacific region". "So that in the future, Merauke's produce will not only be sold for domestic needs, but the orientation can reach the Pacific region," explained Assistant for the Economy and People's Welfare of Papua Regional Secretary Muhammad Musa'ad in Jayapura, Thursday (1/10/2020), in Jayapura. .
Another step taken is to improve warehousing management in Merauke, in order to accommodate the farmers' rice. “But what is certain is that we also want to educate our people, especially farmers so that they have the ability to manage rice to a better quality. And how they (farmers) have good equipment ”. "This is of course so that the rice produced has a good quality to compete with other rices on the market," he said.
Musa'ad added, the Papua Provincial Government together with the Merauke Regency Government will also carry out a road map for how to encourage rice sales to districts located nearby. "However, previously it encouraged the formation of UMKM businesses first, so that the business that is carried out can be maximized and sustainable," he concluded.
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