SINAR TANI

The existence of the Sinar Tani tabloid cannot be separated from the New Order governments policy of establishing the agricultural sector as the center of national development. At that time, the Soeharto government launched the First Five-Year Development Plan (Repelita) in 1969. As Minister of Agriculture in the Development Cabinet I, Prof. Dr. Ir. Toyib Hadiwijaya, Secretary General, Drs. Mashud Wisnusaputra is very aware that the mandate in Repelita is very large. Moreover, to develop agriculture there are many challenges that are not light. This is not only a matter of production facilities, but also the quality of human resources. The two high-ranking officials from the Department of Agriculture acknowledged that the success of agricultural development required the dissemination of information. Thus, the community not only knows, but also plays an active role in agricultural development. Then the idea was to publish a newspaper which was expected to play a role in disseminating...