Transformasi Signifikan: Bantuan Pangan Cadangan Beras Pemerintah di Kabupaten Nias Mengubah Kehidupan Masyarakat

Transformasi Signifikan: Bantuan Pangan Cadangan Beras Pemerintah di Kabupaten Nias Mengubah Kehidupan Masyarakat

NIAS INFO | Bupati Nias, Ya’atulo Gulo, menerangkan bahwa salah satu usaha Pemerintah dalam mendukung ketersediaan makanan yang memadai bagi masyarakat, adalah lewat strategi distribusi cadangan pangan. Taktik ini diimplementasikan untuk mengatasi kurangnya pangan, fluktuasi harga pangan, bencana alam dan sosial, serta situasi darurat lainnya. Distribusi cadangan pangan ini ditujukan kepada masyarakat berpendapatan rendah atau keluarga yang berada dalam situasi rentan terhadap pangan dan gizi.

 

Ya’atulo Gulo berharap, “Dengan adanya distribusi beras cadangan pangan oleh pemerintah, diharapkan masyarakat dapat memanfatkannya sebaik mungkin untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pangan keluarga. Sumbangan ini merupakan salah satu wujud perhatian dan dukungan pemerintah terhadap masyarakat dalam membantu pemenuhan pangan.”

 

Beliau mengutarakan ini saat melakukan pengawasan langsung atas distribusi Bantuan Pangan Cadangan Beras Pemerintah di Kabupaten Idanogawo. Beberapa titik lokasi distribusi bantuan mencakup Kantor Pos Tetehosi, Balai Desa Maliwa’a, dan Balai Desa Bobozioli Loloana’a.

 

Ya’atulo Gulo juga menyampaikan apresiasinya kepada Perum Bulog Kantor Cabang Nias yang berperan dalam menyediakan Bahan Pangan Cadangan Beras Pemerintah. PT. Pos Indonesia Cabang Gunungsitoli juga mendapat pujian karena telah memfasilitasi penyaluran, serta Perangkat Daerah terkait, Camat, dan Kepala Desa yang telah mensupport distribusi Bantuan Pangan Cadangan Beras Pemerintah (BP-CBP) Tahap I (Januari s.d. Maret 2024) sehingga dapat berjalan dengan lancar.

 

Diketahui bahwa Kabupaten Nias menerima alokasi Bantuan Pangan Cadangan Beras Pemerintah (BP-CBP) Tahap I (Januari-Maret 2024) sebanyak 502.020 kilogram yang didapatkan oleh 16.734 kepala keluarga penerima manfaat di 10 Kecamatan. Keluarga penerima manfaat akan mendapatkan Bantuan Pangan berupa Beras sejumlah 10 Kilogram tiap bulan, yang direncanakan selama 6 bulan mulai bulan Januari hingga Juni 2024. Penyaluran akan dilakukan dua kali, yakni Tahap I (Januari-Maret 2024) dan Tahap II (April-Juni 2024).

 

Dalam kegiatan itu, Bupati Nias dibantu oleh Kepala Dinas Ketahanan Pangan, Pertanian dan Perikanan Kabupaten Nias, Camat Idanogawo, Executive Manager PT. Pos Indonesia Cabang Idanogawo, Kepala Desa serta Keluarga Penerima Manfaat Bantuan Pangan Cadangan Beras Pemerintah. Selain itu, berbagai pihak turut hadir dalam penyaluran Bantuan Pangan Cadangan Beras Pemerintah tersebut sebagai inisiator dan pemangku kepentingan utama dalam upaya peningkatan ketersediaan pangan di Kabupaten Nias.

 

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Significant Transformation: Government Rice Reserve Food Assistance in Nias Regency Changes People’s Lives

The Regent of Nias, Ya’atulo Gulo, explained that one of the Government’s efforts to support the availability of adequate food for the community is through a food reserve distribution strategy. This tactic is implemented to overcome food shortages, food price fluctuations, natural and social disasters, and other emergency situations. The distribution of food reserves is aimed at low-income communities or families who are in a situation of food and nutritional vulnerability.

 

Ya’atulo Gulo hopes, “With the distribution of food reserve rice by the government, it is hoped that the community can make the best use of it to meet their family’s food needs. This donation is a form of the government’s attention and support for the community in helping to fulfill food needs.”

 

He stated this while carrying out direct supervision over the distribution of Government Rice Reserve Food Assistance in Idanogawo Regency. Several aid distribution locations include the Tetehosi Post Office, Maliwa’a Village Hall, and Bobozioli Loloana’a Village Hall.

 

Ya’atulo Gulo also expressed his appreciation to Perum Bulog Nias Branch Office which plays a role in providing the Government’s Rice Reserve Food Ingredients. PT. Pos Indonesia Gunungsitoli Branch also received praise for facilitating the distribution, as well as related Regional Apparatus, Subdistrict Heads, and Village Heads who have supported the distribution of Government Rice Reserve Food Assistance (BP-CBP) Phase I (January to March 2024) so ​​that it can run smoothly.

 

It is known that Nias Regency received an allocation of Government Rice Reserve Food Assistance (BP-CBP) Phase I (January-March 2024) of 502,020 kilograms which was received by 16,734 heads of beneficiary families in 10 sub-districts. Beneficiary families will receive Food Assistance in the form of 10 Kilograms of Rice each month, which is planned for 6 months from January to June 2024. Distribution will be carried out twice, namely Phase I (January-March 2024) and Phase II (April-June 2024 ).

 

In this activity, the Regent of Nias was assisted by the Head of the Nias Regency Food Security, Agriculture and Fisheries Service, the Head of Idanogawo District, the Executive Manager of PT. Pos Indonesia Idanogawo Branch, Village Heads and Families of Beneficiaries of Government Rice Reserve Food Assistance. Apart from that, various parties were present in the distribution of the Government’s Rice Reserve Food Assistance as initiators and main stakeholders in efforts to increase food availability in Nias Regency.