Indonesia: IPB Professor says farmers' welfare in the SYL era of Minister of Agriculture continues to increase
Rice
Indonesia
Published Jun 8, 2022
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BOGOR -- The welfare of farmers over the last three years has increased. This was stated by the Head of Agricultural Policy Studies at the Indonesian Agronomy Association (Peragi) and also Professor of the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Professor Edi Santosa, Tuesday (7/6/2022). According to Professor Edi, this increase can be seen from the BPS data in January 2022, where the farmer's exchange rate (NTP) reached 108.67, an increase of 0.30 percent. Meanwhile, the farmer's business exchange rate (NTUP) reached 108.65, up 0.12 percent. In addition, there is also a series of very positive NTP curves that occurred throughout the 2020 period. "I believe that if NTP and NTUP increase, it means that the welfare of farmers will also increase. Both are definite indicators that have been calculated by BPS," he said, as in a press release. Prof. Edi said that the increase in NTP and NTUP also meant an increase in production. This proves that national production ...
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