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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Fitri Novia Heriani, Rofiq Hidayat, Fathan Qorib, Mahinda Arkyasa
After dealing with the shortage and price hikes of beef, Indonesians are now facing a new issue related to shallot and garlic shortage.
Last week, price for one kilogram of garlic has reached IDR 70,500, while one kilogram of shallots was priced at IDR 40,000. This increase in prices has inevitably raised criticism.
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) asserted that beef, shallot, and garlic shortage indicates that the country’s national food policy still needs a lot of attention and must be improved.
Kadin stated that in order to fix the issue, the Government, especially the President, must take immediate action.
Meanwhile, Perry Warjiyo, Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI), confirmed that the country’s economic condition depends heavily on the Government’s actions.
He explained that based on BI’s observation, food price hikes were not caused by inflation, but mainly by disrupted flow of food products. As a result, BI urged the Government to focus on maintaining adequate food supply.
Another criticism was conveyed by Natsir Mansyur, Deputy Chairman of Regional Empowerment and Logistics Division at Kadin.
Natsir asserted that the country’s food crisis is a result of both centralized food policy management, as well as the conflict of interest between ministries related to food policy, including Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Industry, and Coordinating Ministry for the Economy.
“We often see the four ministries working together and drafting regulations without consulting businesses or Kadin,” he stated in a press release received by hukumonline on Friday (15/3).
To address the food policy issue, Natsir urged the House of Representatives (House) to apply administrative fines to any ministry that fails to address food issues properly.
He also requested the central government to distribute its authority on food supply management to regional governments.
Meanwhile, Firman Soebagyo, Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the House, asserted that the crisis is a result of the Government’s failure to provide a long-term strategy to fulfill national food needs.
“The Government must conduct a cross-sectoral consolidation on the needs of essential commodities,” he stated.
Regarding the shallot and garlic issue, Firman concluded that the price hike occurred because the country does not have an adequate supply to fulfill current demands.
(jt)
Fitri Novia Heriani, Rofiq Hidayat, Fathan Qorib, Mahinda Arkyasa
After dealing with the shortage and price hikes of beef, Indonesians are now facing a new issue related to shallot and garlic shortage.
Last week, price for one kilogram of garlic has reached IDR 70,500, while one kilogram of shallots was priced at IDR 40,000. This increase in prices has inevitably raised criticism.
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) asserted that beef, shallot, and garlic shortage indicates that the country’s national food policy still needs a lot of attention and must be improved.
Kadin stated that in order to fix the issue, the Government, especially the President, must take immediate action.
Meanwhile, Perry Warjiyo, Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI), confirmed that the country’s economic condition depends heavily on the Government’s actions.
He explained that based on BI’s observation, food price hikes were not caused by inflation, but mainly by disrupted flow of food products. As a result, BI urged the Government to focus on maintaining adequate food supply.
Another criticism was conveyed by Natsir Mansyur, Deputy Chairman of Regional Empowerment and Logistics Division at Kadin.
Natsir asserted that the country’s food crisis is a result of both centralized food policy management, as well as the conflict of interest between ministries related to food policy, including Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Industry, and Coordinating Ministry for the Economy.
“We often see the four ministries working together and drafting regulations without consulting businesses or Kadin,” he stated in a press release received by hukumonline on Friday (15/3).
To address the food policy issue, Natsir urged the House of Representatives (House) to apply administrative fines to any ministry that fails to address food issues properly.
He also requested the central government to distribute its authority on food supply management to regional governments.
Meanwhile, Firman Soebagyo, Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the House, asserted that the crisis is a result of the Government’s failure to provide a long-term strategy to fulfill national food needs.
“The Government must conduct a cross-sectoral consolidation on the needs of essential commodities,” he stated.
Regarding the shallot and garlic issue, Firman concluded that the price hike occurred because the country does not have an adequate supply to fulfill current demands.
(jt)