Seputarkarawang.com - Karawang, Karawang — The Department of Agriculture, Food Security and Fisheries (DPKPP) of Karawang Regency paid a visit to the Mbah Cipto Women's Farmers Group (KWT) which is located in Bumi Telukjambe Housing, Block K, Karawang Regency.The visit was a follow-up to information regarding the existence of a women's farmer group which was considered active and productive for approximately four years, but had not been officially registered in the DPKPP institutional data of Karawang Regency.In this activity the Head of the DPKPP Regency Facilities Division was directly present. Karawang, Mr. Mahfud, S.PT, and staff. Also present was the Head of the Institutional Team, Ms. Diah, SP.MP, who provided guidance regarding the importance of data collection and administration of farmer groups.Chairman of KWT Mbah Cipto, Mrs. Chandra, explained that so far her group has remained active in carrying out agricultural activities and community empowerment with support from several supervisory parties and the local village government.However, according to her, up to now there has been an understanding that farmer groups must have a notarial deed or be legally incorporated in order to be registered with the relevant agencies. This means that the group has not submitted official data collection.
Responding to this, the DPKPP immediately explained that for the data collection stage farmer groups were not required to have a notarial deed. Ibu Diah as Head of the Institutional Team said that the group only needed to complete basic administration and recommendations from the village so that it could be included in the department's institutional data.With this explanation, KWT Mbah Cipto felt helped and was optimistic that the group could soon be registered in the farmer group data collection system and application owned by the Karawang Regency DPKPP.The department also said that field extension officers (PPL) and related staff in the East Telukjambe area would immediately carry out follow-up and administrative assistance to the group. According to the DPKPP, legality and data collection on farmer groups is an important step so that community groups have access to various government programs, such as counseling, technical guidance (bimtek), training, and opportunities for assistance with agricultural facilities and infrastructure. especially women farmer groups who have an important role in supporting family and environmental food security. It is hoped that with better assistance and data collection, KWT Mbah Cipto can continue to develop and become an example for other farmer groups in building productive and sustainable agriculture in Karawang Regency.
