Famine Threat Anticipation

One of the serious attention the government is the problem of food. The development of current world demand for permanent availability of food, so they can avoid the threat of starvation. Forests can be seen to provide solutions to the problem of food.

MINISTER forestry, Zulkifli Hasan in his speech said the forest area can be used principally to produce the best possible food. Htan has a potential food source. In the forest can be planted tubers, nuts, seeds are planted without damaging the beauty of the forest.

The expression of Forestry was presented in the activities of the National Seminar on World Food Day held at the Hotel Jayakarta Senggigi, Wednesday (6 / 10) last night.

Mentioned Forestry, a total of 77 types of food sources that contain carbohydrates can be produced from the forest. A total of 26 species of beans, 110 buji type of grain and about 1260 kinds of medicine. Recognizing that forests have great potential for substantial benefits for improving food security, since the year 2008 and then pursued the activity of intercropping.

Contribution of forests covering 7.9 million hectares of forest area to be used as intercropping. From that area, can produce about 3.3 million tons per year in the form of food grains, corn and a variety of other food commodities. Last ten years we are able to exit from the threat of famine and continue to work towards food self-sufficiency.

According to Zulkifli, if farmers are not prosperous forest may be damaged. Conversely, kawawsan forests that are damaged because of poor farmers. Where, for thinking about the forest eat definite choice. Moreover, the poor were so far mostly located in the vicinity or inside the forest area.

Meanwhile, the Governor of NTB, TGH. M. Zainul Majdi, MA about food-related claim, a nation that can reach the peak of civilization when he was able to meet its food security.

Governor tries to tells the history of the Prophet Joseph, in Egypt, tens of centuries ago. It is said, the Prophet Joseph was the only person who directs menyetok importance of food to deal with a bad season. "Only Joseph can maintain food sovereignty that time," he explained. So his day, Egypt's quite advanced.

Based on historical fact, the food is considered the Governor, food shows dignity of the nation. Realizing this, West Nusa Tenggara provincial government is very serious in matters of food. It's just talking about the area, of course is the authority of the minister of forestry. Because the unconscious, the region relied hutanlah yangd apat can continue to support food security. "We expect this Forestry policy in favor of the community," said the Governor.