Governor Regulation of Central Java No. 16 of 2018 concerning Instructions for Implementing Regional Regulations of Central Java Province No. 5 of 2016 Concerning Protection and Empowerment of Farmers.

This Governor Regulation, consisting of 36 articles divided into twelve Chapters, establishes Instructions for Implementing Regional Regulations of Central Java Province No. 5 of 2016 concerning Protection and Empowerment of Farmers. The scope of this Regulation includes: a) procedures for approving the use of land owned by the region for the purpose of agricultural land; b) certainty of farming and guarantee of marketing of agricultural products; c) early warning system and coping with climate change impacts; d) insurance; e) procedures for granting, quantities and requirements for the introduction of assistance and subsidies; f) counseling; g) Facilitation assistance granting free state land designated as agricultural areas; and h) Young farmer generation empowerment. It lays down the Procedures for Approval of Regional Land Use for Agricultural Purpose as follows: 1) Local governments provide guarantees for the provision of agricultural land using regional land for agricultural purposes. Early warning system is submitted periodically as follows: a) climate information every month by the Bureau of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG); b) Planting calendar every month by the Institute for Agricultural Technology Assessment (BPTP); c) Forecasting Plant Pest Organisms every season by the Department of Agriculture and Plantations of Central Java Province; d) Flood alert information, Drought and pest attack every month by the Department of Agriculture and Plantations of Central Java Province; e) Information on outbreaks of animal diseases is transmitted every month by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health, Central Java Province.

Indonesia · 2018-02-26