A farmers’ union has announced its support for Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s presidential bid.
"We will organize teams at all levels to assist Jokowi in attaining his goal,” Mugi Ramanu, chairman of the Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI), said in Mampang on Thursday.
On Thursday, Jokowi visited the SPI office to discuss various agricultural issues that farmers faced.
Marsinem, a farmer from Aceh, for example, said that farmers in Aceh faced land ownership problems. She added that most farmers found it difficult to own land and thus worked as laborers.
"Hopefully Jokowi can resolve this problem once he claims the presidency,” he said.
Sebastian Alam from East Nusa Tenggara said he expected Jokowi to do his best to gain independence in the agricultural sector.
Jokowi said he appreciated the support and noticed that most of the problems involved land ownership.
“We will make sure to convert no land for industrial, residential or agricultural purposes,” he said.
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