Soybean commodity has promising potential, especially since the current price is in a high position. Reflecting on this, Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo (Mentan SYL) encouraged Banten Province to become one of the provinces that produces quality local soybean production. According to him, Banten has potential because it has fertile land and can be planted on a large scale. "Today I am grateful because the Governor and the Regent are always ready to create soybeans like those abroad, namely the Dega 1 and Migo 2 varieties. We hope that Banten, Serang Regency will become a source of quality seeds," said SYL while attending the harvest movement. high-quality soybeans using Google's microbial technology in Serang Regency, Wednesday, September 14, 2022. SYL said that so far soybeans have been an important part of meeting the needs of the Indonesian people in the manufacture of processed foods. This is because, according to him, these needs are still imported from abroad. "Therefore, I invite this dependence on imports to be suppressed by planting local soybeans. ahead," he said.
SYL explained, Indonesia is a big country that has advantages in the agricultural sector. Even in the last three years, agriculture has grown positively and has become the backbone of the economy during the pandemic. Especially the current conditions where the world is facing weather turbulence and world turmoil. "They (the world) also face extreme weather and this is an opportunity and strength for us. The President recommends which ones cannot be imported, let's make our own. Therefore, what is the difference between local and foreign soybeans must be able to us. do it yourself," he said.
