Westnoken.com – On August 17 2023 ahead of the 78th anniversary of the birth of the Republic of Indonesia the people were shocked by the news that around 10000 residents of Bunje Regency in Papua were suffering from hunger. At least six people were reported dead. Remember that a year ago the Lanijaya region of Papua was also hit by famine which killed four people. People in Papua are experiencing hunger due to crop failure due to drought. This means that almost every year in August to be precise some parts of Papua experience hunger. The central and local governments (Pemda) have not yet formulated a disaster management plan. It seems that Papuas food problem is not being taken seriously by the government. Dwi Andreas Santosa an agricultural expert from the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) when asked for his opinion hunger in Papua is very unusual because this country is rich in natural resources but starving. On the food insecurity map food security in almost the entire Papua region is in the red zone.
Naturally natural wealth must be in line with the welfare and food stocks of the area. But that is not the case in Papua Dwi explained. He also urged the government to take swift action to overcome hunger in Papua. According to Dwi there are two things that can be done. The first is to send the five basic food aids there because they are constrained by the tough terrain whatever the duration Perumandi must be done. Must send kilimnya help there. Gukama every effort regardless of the huradas must be overcome by Pasukum if there is an OPM priority he said. The second visitor Dwi Perumanyari must continue to create a program to diversify your projects. In the past Papua consumed local food Tapai. Since there was the Raskin program (rice for the poor) during the New Order period they switched to rice and now they are increasingly turning to products made from wheat or wheat he said. Be careful not to damage it. Please note however that this product is dispatched by a technician. Since the nursery you have to use nisunur varieties and use suitable planting technology.
There is also a need for post-harvest technology and wait-in facilities so that they are not easily damaged. If you use that method local food handling will definitely not cause problems said Dwi. When contacted on another occasion Ramdan Hidayat an agricultural expert at the National Development University (UPN) Surabaya East Java said that although fulfilling domestic food needs has increased hunger in several regions such as Papua the goals of the four pillars of food security have not been implemented. Completely done. Among the four pillars of availability affordability distribution and utility there are some that have not been fulfilled respectively the issues of justice and utility have not been realized. Its safe to say that something is off about this distribution. Because food supply has long been dependent on imports he said. In fact responding to the El Niño phenomenon the government had prepared to import 2 million tons of rice but initially only allocated 500000 tons.
As an archipelago there is a land allocation. Clear hole. He said that the Danish Food and Food Administration should have more powers to deal with this issue in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. The Merauke Regency Government added that Ramadhan actually has great potential in the basic food rice scheme but basic facilities are not yet supported. The government must encourage the development of food properties so that there will be no more hunger in Cendrawasih Toka. Allocation of Regional Government Food Reserves (GFP) because 12849 tons of food supplies in the region have not been able to overcome the hunger crisis. The aspect that must be considered is that the provision of CPP must be in accordance with local needs such as the use of tubers in the area. Various Ministries and Strong Inter-Institutional Synergy (K/L) are also needed to overcome this emergency.
Help with food medicine and clothing is an important first step in the short term. Meanwhile medium and long term efforts must be made to ensure that there is no future. A similar situation arose. An important step is to strengthen a culture of food conservation in local communities where every member of the community contributes to maintaining food supplies. Through research and development of food crops that can grow well in extreme weather conditions with cold and heat efforts to limit climate change is also a very important aspect. 151 tons TNI commander 8 tons PT Freeport more than 2 tons. DISASTER MANAGEMENT Simultaneously with Participation. It should be noted that the TNI from Thursday (3/8) is a Clergyman in the Sana Region the Minister of Social Affairs from Jakarta. He Makita distribution of Taksana ducif is safe and risk-free so that the ointment can be consumed immediately.