Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, stated that Agrarian Reform could overcome extreme poverty and fulfill the rights of Indonesians.”Agrarian Reform is a way to overcome extreme poverty and encourage a better business climate, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and people’s businesses,” he remarked virtually while opening the 2023 Agrarian Reform Task Force (GTRA) Summit 2023 as quoted from an official statement on Wednesday. rarian Reform is a process of restructuring the ownership, control, and use of agrarian resources, especially land. Minister Hartarto, as chair of the National Agrarian Reform Team, explained that Agrarian Reform, which consists of asset management, is one of the National Strategic Programs (PSN) included in the category of the Economic Equality Program that has a direct impact on strengthening the people’s economy, especially those in rural areas, farmers, and fishermen living in coastal areas. On that occasion, he also conveyed President Joko Widodo’s direction at the 2022 GTRA Summit, calling all central and regional officials and government institutions to be open and synergize with each other to implement Agrarian Reform. “Therefore, the declaration that we agreed on at the 2023 GTRA Summit can be implemented and realized,” the minister emphasized.

Source: Antara News Agency