Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian menyelenggarakan penandatanganan nota kesepahaman pengembangan pilot project kemitraan closed loop cabai di Kabupaten Garut, Rabu (07/10/2020).
Acara penandatangan ini diinisiasi oleh Kemenko Perekonomian, KADIN dan IPB dengan melibatkan Kementerian Pertanian, Pemerintah Kabupaten Garut, UNPAD, PT. Pupuk Kujang, PT KAI, PT PASKOMNAS, PT 8Villages, PT Ewindo, PT. Indofood, dan PT Mercy Corp Indonesia.
Program/ Department Summary
In Indonesia, district and city governments have begun to apply the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) encouraging people to stay home. This has affected agricultural activity and business, including smallholder farmers. There are at least two main challenges currently faced by smallholder farmers in doing their farm practices in this situation: (1) Difficulties to sell their crops/farm products since the collectors/traders have reduced their purchasing capacity or because of limited open hours in local markets.