Indonesia: Apdesi of Tana Toraja rejects village funds allocated for banana cultivation

Published Oct 12, 2023

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The Acting Governor of South Sulawesi has issued a policy to review the allocation of village funds for the banana cultivation program. The Association of Indonesian Village Governments in Tana Toraja Regency has requested a review of this policy, stating that there are many other priorities that need to be addressed. They also expressed confusion about finding suitable land for large-scale banana cultivation, as banana stems are typically used as food for pigs in Toraja.

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MAKASSAR - Acting Governor of South Sulawesi (Sulsel), Bahtiar Baharuddin issued a policy so that village funds allocated for the banana cultivation program are reviewed. This is stated in the Circular number: 412.2/11938/DPMD dated 9 October 2023 concerning Priorities for the Use of Village Funds in 2024. Responding to this policy, the Association of Indonesian Village Governments (Apdesi) of Tana Toraja Regency (Tator) asked that this policy be reviewed. One of the points in the circular, village governments are asked to allocate APBDesa of 40% of the village fund budget ceiling in order to support food security. "After the village funds are disbursed, there are immediate posts for them," said the Chairman of Apdesi Tana Toraja, Pradyan Rizky Londong Allo in his statement, Thursday (12/10/2023). Pradyan revealed that the allocation of village funds received by the village already has its own technical instructions (juknis) for its use. For example, handling extreme poverty, ...

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