The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Pekalongan City carried out socialization on the dissemination of the results of the 2023 Agricultural Census (ST2023) Phase I for Pekalongan City which took place at the Khas Hotel, Pekalongan City, Tuesday 12 December 2023.
Head of the Pekalongan City Agriculture and Food Service (Diperpa), Drs. Muadi M.Si and Head of BPS Pekalongan City, as resource persons.
This socialization was opened by the Deputy Mayor of Pekalongan, Mr. H. Salahudin, STP. One important part of the ST2023 series of activities is dissemination. Several variables that will be disseminated include Agricultural Businesses and Agricultural Households (RTUP) according to type of business and subsector, Demographics of Agricultural Business Management according to age group, gender, Land Controlled by Land Area Group, Gurem namely Number of RTUP, UTP and Farmers Gurem, Millennial Farmers, namely the Number of Millennial Farmers according to age, Urban Farming, namely the Number of RTUP and UTP Urban Farming, Fertilizer Use According to the Classification of Fertilizer Use, Commodities, namely the Commodities most cultivated by UTP and the number of cows and buffalo in agricultural business units.
"The aim and objective of the ST2023 Phase I results dissemination activity for Pekalongan City is to widely disseminate ST2023 results data so that it can be reached by all data users, as well as to meet user needs and reach various types of users. The ST2023 Phase I results dissemination is presented in various products such as BRS, booklets, infographics, leaflets and data on the BPS website," he explained.
The Head of BPS Pekalongan City conveyed that the dissemination of the results of the 2023 Agricultural Census ST2023 Phase I was held simultaneously by BPS districts/cities throughout Central Java in the form of an offline release and previously, BPS had also carried out an online release simultaneously throughout Indonesia on (4/12/ 2023) ago.
In accordance with the duties of BPS which is tasked with providing basic statistical data, the Head of BPS hopes that the results of data management and output from BPS can be used for various purposes, such as planning materials, policy making and evaluation, especially currently in the agricultural sector.