Cooperation measures intended to provide effectiveness of the existence of an irrigation water source.

JAKARTA, JITUNEWS.COM - To facilitate food self-sufficiency program, the Government is currently seeking a strategic step with synergize the three related ministries which directly come into contact with the food sector.

Cooperation was commonly known by the term Tripartite involving the Ministry of agriculture, the Ministry of public works and Housing and the Ministry of environment and forestry governance in the management of irrigation water.

To implement the concept of Tripartite governance of irrigation water, the team of Ministry of agriculture along with the representatives from the Ministry of environment and forestry, and the Ministry of public works and Housing, as well as the Department of agriculture from local Goverment (Bogor, Sumedang and Cirebon, Indramayu) have done step discussion related to the governance of water efficiency measures for sustainable agriculture.

The expert staff of agricultural ministry in infrastructure field, Ani Andayani said that the cooperation was intended to provide the effectiveness of the existence of an irrigation water source of Jatigede reservoir that has begun operation. Then, make sure the irrigation through the dam distributed to the river Cimanuk and other irrigation channel management for Cirebon and Indramayu Regency can be used by rice farmers.

"This important cooperation measures undertaken to facilitate agricultural improvement program, if this could work together to properly target the attainment of food self-sufficiency can run well, "said the expert staff Minister of agriculture field infrastructure, Ani Andayani, as in the affidavits are accepted Jitunews.com, Wednesday (11/5).

Further, he said that measures the achievement of food self-sufficiency with food production increase effort in his work involves many aspects, ranging from the environment, irrigation and treatment.

"And it will run properly if there is a cross-sector synergy related," said Ani.