Save the Food Producers

Farmers welfare is continuing to worsen, even though they play a key role in mitigating the threat of a food crisis as a consequence of the Covid-19 epidemic.

KOMPAS/P RADITYA MAHENDRA YASA

A farmer crosses a paddy field which is planted with seeds around the Banyubiru sub-district, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Tuesday (07/4/2020). The area is mostly tidal land in the Rawapening area.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The farmer exchange rate (NTP) in Indonesia has fallen from 104.16 in January to 103.35 in February, and then dropped again in March to 102.09, according to the latest data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

The decline in NTP in March occurred in all sectors of the agriculture industry, including farm crops, horticulture, community plantations, livestock, and fisheries.