Produsen di Blitar Tampung Jagung Kering Petani Keerom

Hasil produksi pertanian para petani di Keerom, dipastikan bakal segera dipasarkan ke Blitar, Jawa Timur.

Kepastian itu disampaikan Pejabat Sementara (Pjs) Bupati Keerom, Dr. Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun, SE, MM, di Keerom, Jumat (20/11/2020).

Ia kemukakan, rencana pengiriman jagung kering hasil produksi petani Keerom, ke luar Papua segera terealisasi. Dimana hasil pertanian tersebut akan digunakan sebagai bahan baku ternak di Blitar.

“Ini merupakan kabar baik sebab produsen pangan ternak di Blitar, memiliki kapasitas penyimpanan produksi hingga 1.000 ton/hari. Artinya berapapun jagung kering yang dikirim, akan mereka terima,” terang ia.

Menurutnya, saat ini sudah ada sekitar 16 ton jagung kering petani Keerom yang siap dipasarkan ke Blitar. Meski belum dalam jumlah yang banyak, hal itu dinilainya sangat membanggakan karena merupakan penghasilan baru bagi masyarakat di tengah pandemi Covid-19.

“Makanya, saya terus berharap agar para stakeholder di Keerom dan dimana pun bisa mendukung program ini. Supaya para petani dapat meningkatkan kapasitas produksinya”.

“Dan kini tugas kita adalah memastikan produksi jagung kering ini konsiten dengan standar kualitas yang dibutuhkan produsen pangan ternak di Blitar,” ujar ia.

Kepala Dinas Pertanian dan Perikanan Kabupaten Keerom, Sunar, menyebut dari 12 hekatr luas lahan tanam jagung di Kampung Arsopura, Distrik Skanto, sebanyak 8 hektar sudah di panen.

“Memang cuaca menjadi kendala utama petani dalam proses panen karena ketika hujan mereka tidak dapat melakukan panen yang telah dilakukan dengan cara mekanisasi”.

“Kini masih ada 4 hektare lagi yang belum di panen, kalau cuaca mendukung, dalam 3-4 hari panenmya selesai,”tandasnya.

The agricultural product of farmers in Keerom, is sure to be marketed immediately to Blitar, East Java.

The certainty was conveyed by the Regent of Keerom, Dr. Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun, SE, MM, in Keerom, Friday (11/20/2020).

He said that the plan to send dried corn produced by Keerom farmers out of Papua was soon realized. The agricultural products will be used as raw materials for livestock in Blitar.

"This is good news because livestock food producers in Blitar have a production storage capacity of up to 1,000 tons/day. That means whatever dried corn they send, they will receive it," he explained.

According to him, there are currently about 16 tons of dried corn from Keerom farmers ready to be marketed to Blitar. Although not in large numbers, it is considered very proud because it is a new income for the community in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Therefore, I hope that the stakeholders in Keerom and everywhere can support this program. So the farmers can increase their production capacity.” 

"And now our job is to ensure that the production of dried corn is conclusive with the quality standards that livestock food producers in Blitar need," he said.

The head of Keerom Agriculture and Fisheries office, Sunar, mentioned from 12 hectares the area of corn planting land in Arsopura Village, Skanto District, 8 hectares have already been harvested.

"Indeed the weather becomes the main obstacle of farmers in the harvest process because when it rains they cannot do the harvest that has been done by means of mechanization".

"Now there are still 4 hectares that have not been harvested yet, if the weather supports, the harvest will be completed within 3-4 days," he said.