The government through the Ministry of Coordinator of Kemaritiman and Investment (Kemenko Marves) continues to strive and encourage the development of national salt move with emphasis on improving the quantity and quality of the production of the people's salt.
The effort at the end is to increase the wellbeing of salt farmers in a number of regions that are currently known to be the vinegar of salt production in Tanah Air.
The government then launched the People’s Salt Sentra program (SEGAR). The development of national salt-based national salt centra is the true implementation of Presidential Regulation or Presidential Presidential Presidential Presidential Presidential Presidential Presidential Decree 2017 on Indonesian Marine Policy.
Farmers talk while looking at a new salt stack harvested in Bunder Village, Pamekasan, East Java
Petani improves the baling-baling of wind power crossing the season of salt garap in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
This press represents Indonesia’s Marine Policy serves as guidelines for the ministry / institution and local government to conduct planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the development of marine sectors to realize the World Maritime Shaft.
Another function of the Presidential President as a reference for the society and business actors in participating in implementing the development of marine sectors.
People’s salt is a community-based salt production area. The community-based salt production area is at least nine provinces whose society falls into the findings of the municipal agricultural business, Aceh, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Bali, NTB, NTT, South Sulawesi and Gorontalo.
The farmers put sea water into the temporary shelter manually when wind hembus are not able to drive balings in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
Peasant people measure salt levels in sea water that are deposited in shelter for approximately two weeks in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
According to Kemenko Marves, SEGAR as an action of the 4th pillar, namely Economy and Marine Infrastructure in the Marine Economic Policy Improved Marines through an integrated marine economic development program.
The development is based on the principles ofÐ the principle of blue economics in the coastal region, islands Ð small islands, islands Ð the outermost arches and coastal waters of Indonesia are realistically, as well as on the welfare policies of society through the development of infrastructure and means.
Therefore, the government seeks to improve the ability and capacity of salt farmers and provides ease of access to salt farmers to science, technology, information, land and financing for the interests of business development. Kemenko Marves confirmed thatÊ Ê this program is designed by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries for the period of 2020-2024.
Petani harvests salt on land using geomembrane technique in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
Petani harvests salt on land using geomembrane technique in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
SEGAR is a concept of development of the salt business district from hulu to hilir and multi-level, namely from village level, district, provincial to central level which generally aims to increase the quantity and quality of the people's salt production, strengthen the governance and institutional of society as well as develop market and value added the people's salt that include the management of land (on-farm) and non-fatigue postpanen (off-farm) and based on partnerships.
Meanwhile President Joko Widodo called the problem of the people’s salt is already known for the problem but never sought the way out.
"From the report I received, there are two main problems that we face in the absorption of the people's salt, the first low quality of the people's salt so that it does not meet the industry's requirements standards. This must be sought after the way out, we know the problem, but never looked for the way out," Jokowi President's word at Menara Merdeka Jakarta, Monday (5/10) and then.
Petani harvests salt in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
Petani harvests salt in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
President Jokowi conveyed that in a limited meeting with topics "The acceleration of the People’s Salt Absorption; through "video conference" with the minister of the Indonesian Cabinet Maju.
"Data per 22 September, still 738 thousand tons of people's salts that are not absorbed by our industry, this is to think about the solution so that the people of the salt can be purchased," the word President.
Photo and Text: Saiful Bahri
Petani harvests salt on land using geomembrane technique in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
The work of packing salt into the sacks in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
The whole transports salt to move up to trucks in Bunder Village, Pademawu, Pamekasan, East Java.
The work of entering salt into the plantation warehouse in Bunder Village, Pamekasan, East Java.
Editor: Widodo
