Reporter’s Report TribunJatim.comSofyan Arif Candra
TRIBUNJATIM.COM, PONOROGO – Ponorogo Regency Government move quickly to deal with the virus Mouth and Nail Disease (FMD) which attacked approximately 402 cows on Bumi Reog.
Most recently, the Regent of Ponorogo, Sugiri Sancoko has coordinated with a number of banks to ease the burden on farmers in paying capital installments.
“Right now, the installments are still running smoothly, but I know that most of our friends who are cattle breeders get their capital from loans, so we will coordinate with the related banks before they are really affected,” said Sugiri SancokoFriday (3/6/2022)
From the meeting, the relevant banks agreed to have credit restructuring to provide relief for farmers in paying installments.
Furthermore, Ponorogo Regency Government will also focus on curative and preventive matters, especially to the maximum extent possible so that transmission PMK can be suppressed.
“This Pudak sub-district has an extraordinary density of dairy cows, we plan to have posts or task forces to deal with it,” continued Kang Giri.
Similarly, the Head of the Department of Agriculture, Food Security and Livestock in Ponorogo Regency, Masun, said that three banks that are partners for dairy farmers in Pudak, namely BRI, BNI, and East Java Bank, have agreed to carry out credit restructuring.
The banking sector is aware that PMK This has a huge impact on dairy farmers because the milk produced cannot be deposited into factories that have been partners with farmers.
Later, the bank together with the Department of Agriculture, Food Security and Livestock will verify and validate in the field, visiting the farmers one by one.
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