Mahfud Mocks the Use of Polybags in Food Estate: Planting Cassava, Harvesting Corn

Mahfud indirectly criticizes the use of polybags in the Food Estate: Planting Cassava, Harvesting Corn.

Mahfud Mocks the Use of Polybags in Food Estate: Planting Cassava, Harvesting Corn

"Dream - Vice Presidential candidate (cawapres) number 3, Mahfud MD, once again sarcastically remarks on the failure of the food estate program, which was boasted by the candidate pair number 2, Prabowo-Gibran."

Gunung Mas, Kalteng Translated to English: Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan

In his tweet on X account on Monday, January 22, 2024, Mahfud sarcastically criticized the use of polybags in the food estate in Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan (Kalteng).

"Indonesia is great like a Milk Pond. Well, planting millions of hectares of cassava for a food estate that grows corn. Planting cassava, harvesting corn. Amazing. That happened in Gunung Mas. Oh, it turns out the corn is also planted with a goody bag because corn cannot grow in peatland in Gunung Mas."

write Mahfud.

The statement by Mahfud is suspected to refer to the findings from Greenpeace, which stated that the food estate in Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan, uses polybag media for planting corn.

In the video posted by Green Peace Indonesia, it shows the visit of Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman to the Food Estate in Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan, stating that corn plants were chosen to replace cassava planted by the Ministry of Agriculture.

"When Greenpeace Indonesia, Walhi Kalteng, LBH Palangkaraya, and Save Our Borneo came there last December 2nd, we found that the corn plants were grown in polybag media instead of directly in the food estate soil."

"in the video narrative."

"This shows that the food estate land, which has already been destroyed by deforestation, cannot be used for direct planting. As a result, when the cassava plants failed, the corn plants from the Ministry of Agriculture in polybags came as a savior."
"imbuhnya" translates to "additional" in English.

"dream.co.id"

"Previously, Mahfud briefly mentioned the government's food estate program during the vice presidential debate on Sunday, January 21, 2024. He assessed the program as a failure and damaging to the environment."

"Then we have the proud farmers program, prosperous fishermen in the vast sea, don't let it be like the failed and environmentally damaging food estate, let's do it right, otherwise we'll be at a loss."
kata Mahfud.

"dream.co.id"

Indonesia hebat spt Kolam Susu. Lah, menanam jutaan hektar singkong utk food estate yg tumbuh jagung. Menanam singkong, panen jagung. Ajaib. Itu terjadi di Gunung Mas. Eh ternyata jagungnyapun ditanam dgn goody bag sebab di tanah bergambut Gunung Mas tak mungkin tumbuh jagung.
— Mahfud MD (@mohmahfudmd) January 22, 2024

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Mahfud indirectly criticizes the use of polybags in the Food Estate: Planting Cassava, Harvesting Corn.

Gunung Mas, Kalteng Translated to English: Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan

"When Greenpeace Indonesia, Walhi Kalteng, LBH Palangkaraya, and Save Our Borneo came there last December 2nd, we found that the corn plants were grown in polybag media instead of directly in the food estate soil."

"This shows that the food estate land, which has already been destroyed by deforestation, cannot be used for direct planting. As a result, when the cassava plants failed, the corn plants from the Ministry of Agriculture in polybags came as a savior.""imbuhnya" translates to "additional" in English.

"Then we have the proud farmers program, prosperous fishermen in the vast sea, don't let it be like the failed and environmentally damaging food estate, let's do it right, otherwise we'll be at a loss."kata Mahfud.

"Then we have the proud farmers program, prosperous fishermen in the vast sea, don't let it be like the failed and environmentally damaging food estate, let's do it right, otherwise we'll be at a loss."
kata Mahfud.