"Mr. Prabowo has been extraordinary in giving support to farmers by making the Government Purchase Price (HPP) for Harvested Dry Paddy (GKP) Rp6,500 (from previously Rp6 thousand). This is extraordinary, extraordinary support," he said at the Opening of the 2nd Farmer School, quoted in Jakarta, Saturday.
He revealed that his party had tried to raise the HPP for GKP to Rp5,500 years ago. HKTI was said to have asked for the highest price increase, because from there farmers could gain profit.
"Farmers can only make a profit if there is a 30 percent profit from the government's purchase of the HPP of the rice, and Mr. Prabowo in the first 100 days has increased the HPP of dry harvested rice to Rp6,500. This has never happened before," said Fadli.
Another form of support is that the government has removed the problem of bad debts in agriculture, so that farmers can again obtain credit from banks.
"I think this is also a step that is eagerly awaited by farmers throughout Indonesia. Although it may have been a mistake in the past, but Mr. Prabowo managed to whiten this," he said.
Regarding the fertilizer problem, little by little it has begun to be resolved, so that farmers can reach it at proportional prices while avoiding misuse of subsidized fertilizer targets.