Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia expects millennial farmers to develop production until post-harvest

WartaTani.co – The Ministry of Agriculture hopes that millennial farmers can continue to develop their full potential. This includes developing agricultural production to post-harvest. This hope was conveyed directly by the Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, when he directly inspected the land of millennial farmers to Cikalong Wetan, West Bandung. Minister of Agriculture Syahrul also asked the millennial farmer, Viola Az-Zahra, who manages vegetables on 9 hectares of agricultural land, to develop more commodities. “Being a millennial farmer is cool. I want to do the math. If 1 ha produces 40 tons of celery with the highest price of Rp. 30,000, which means it can generate Rp. 120 million. So don't just manage one or three commodities, you have to have at least seven commodities in order to produce them," said Minister of Agriculture SYL, Wednesday (11/3/2021). The Minister of Agriculture emphasized that there are many horticultural commodities that can be cultivated and ...