The National Mainstay Farmers and Fishermen Contact (KTNA) confirms that there was no rice and corn seeds mafia in Indonesia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Chairman of the National Mainstay Farmers and Fishermen Contact (KTNA) Yadi Sofyan Noor emphasized that there was no mafia practice of rice and corn seeds. He guarantees this because farmers use superior seeds and practice balanced fertilization. “The allegation of the existence of a seed mafia is not very clear in context and has no basis. What is the fact that the Minister of BUMN, Erik Thohir, is that there is a mafia. This is the substance that must exist, not support and others. The facts on the ground are that there are no seed problems, there are no complaints from farmers about seeds, the price of seeds in the market is also normal, there is no mention of a seed mafia. There is also no fertilizer mafia," said Sofyan in Jakarta, as in a press release, Monday (25/4/2022). Sofyan emphasized the fact that the seeds or seedlings circulating were seeds certified by the Seed Monitoring and Certification Agency (BPSB) so that they were controlled and ...