Amid various polemic about Kratom plants in Indonesia, since last October, there has been quite
encouraging news for Kratom farmers in Indonesia because the Ministry of Agriculture has
classified Kratom into the list of herbal medicinal raw material plants, and Sutarmidji as
Governor of West Kalimantan convey this news with enthusiasm. So far he has been quite
aggressively promoting Kratom as an herbal plant through various media because according to
him the people of Borneo have always used Kratom as an herbal ingredient for immunity and
relieving pain.
Previously there was also a meeting at Bina Graha Jakarta between the Governor of West
Kalimantan and the Deputy Regent of Kapuas Hulu together with the Chief of Staff to the
President, the National Narcotics Agency, the Ministry of Health, and the Food and Drug
Supervisory Agency, the work meeting resulted in several points conveyed by the chairman of
the meeting, among others
- Further research is needed for kratom to get research results related to its positive effects (as a
drug) and negative impacts (the risk is 13x dangerous than marijuana) - The ecological impact must be considered to save the forest & the living environment as the
biosphere (the lungs of the world) and the ecology of Lake Sentarum. we will have a meeting
with the Ministry of Environment & Forestry to discuss this. - The kratom trade system needs to be disciplined, whether it will be controlled by one door by
the West Kalimantan provincial government. - Do not cut the kratom trees to save the forest that has become a world concern (do not become
a problem for Indonesia because it destroys the forest). If necessary, do you need to create a
special area for that area? - Find substitute plants for replanting the community as alternative income if not kratom
cultivation. - The problem of kratom must be socialized to the public about the dangers of the kratom
substance, not to increase the number of kratom trees. - a fixed 5-year deadline applies from 2020-2024 while continuing to explore aspects: health,
sociological, socio-economic and ecological
The Kratom problem is a serious concern for the Governor of West Kalimantan, because this
province, especially Kapuas Hulu District, is the largest producer of Kratom leaves in Indonesia
and a source of income for hundreds of thousands of farmers and laborers there, and he strongly
disagrees if the sale of Kratom is banned after entering tofu. 2022 on another occasion the
Governor of West Kalimantan also said that about 50 percent of the area in the upper Kapuas
was areas where other plants were difficult to grow, only kratom trees that thrive. currently,
Kratom is planted with approximately 20 million trees. There are 121,000 Kapuas Hulu residents
in 278 villages, whose income depends on kratom because the price is quite promising
so that with the above decree of the Minister of Agriculture, Governor Sutarmidji will follow up
with serious actions, namely through the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget to finance
several research projects on the benefits of Kratom leaves for health.
According to the speaker, he specifically asked Tanjungpura University in Pontianak to
spearhead this research which will involve several pharmacists, and for now, the Kratom sales
policy is only for export purposes, while for domestic consumption it is better to wait for
research results to produce safe and safe products. beneficial for the interests of present and
future generations, this is also needed on a national scale, namely, good cooperation from several
parties, especially support from the government, academics, pharmaceutical producers, and
Kratom farmers’
So, where I can buy Kratom near me?
In terms of sales of dried Kratom leaves, the selling value can still be increased, namely, sales in
the form of standardized extracts with a high level of hygiene carried out by Micro, Small, and
Medium Enterprises with the supervision of pharmaceutical factory partners. Sales of special
standardized extracts for supply to pharmaceutical factories so that misuse is minimized
Meanwhile, as is well known, the Kratom tree is a plant that grows and spreads in several
Southeast Asian countries apart from Indonesia, namely Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and
Papua New Guinea, if you find 2 kinds of Kratom in Thailand, the types are based on color.
Vena stems, namely red veins and green veins, as well as Kratom in Kapuas Hulu, West
Kalimantan, there are also red veins and green veins
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