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Indonesia is preparing to face the ASEAN-China free trade. Various preparations have been made by
the government so that the country is able to compete in the midst of a free market. One sector that
is prepared is agriculture. If the free trade has been in effect, the agricultural products from other
countries would be free to enter into Indonesia. Tariff barriers that used to be a barrier to the entry
of imported goods is no longer valid, that there are barriers to quality. When the products owned
did not have the desired quality standard the market it is difficult to compete in the era of free
trade. One of the agricultural commodities that participated regulated product quality is floriculture.
In addition to commodity fruits has also become one of the products whose existence is threatened
if it does not have quality standards as well as floriculture products originating from abroad.
In order to meet the production, productivity and quality of products, the measures are as follows:
4. Correctional horticulture
To produce quality products that include the application of environmentally friendly technologies,
prevention of transmission of the pest (pest), health care and improve the welfare of workers and
the principles for traceback (traceability) it is necessary the application of GAP (Good Agricultural
Practices) or Guidelines / Norms good farming , Application of GAP Floriculture regulated through
the Minister of Agriculture (Permentan) 48 / Permentan / OT.140 / 5/2013 on guidelines for the
cultivation of floriculture good
The purpose of the application of the Good Floriculture Cultivation Guidelines are:
3. Ensure the conservation, soil fertility, use of resources and sustainable production systems /
sustainable;
6. Improving the competitiveness and chances of acceptance by the international and domestic
markets;
Guidelines for Good Floriculture Crops (GAP) was then translated into technical instructions or
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the specific commodity, in order to do business land
registration as proof that businesses have implemented GAP. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
cultivation is a good way berbudidaya specific commodities refer to GAP.
If the land is considered sufficient to meet GAP standards and has implemented the SOP so
businesses can apply for registration and certification. Registration will be done by the Provincial
Office in charge tanamanhortikultura and certification carried out by an accredited certification body
or his designee. The purpose of registration and certification is as a basis for business operators,
supervisors and assessors gardens in applying and registering land cultivation of ornamental plants
that are good that can provide benefits such as assessing the level of implementation of GAP / SOP,
set up a quality assurance system, facilitate traceability and encourage accelerated access market.
Business land who have passed will get a registration number and a certificate which is valid for two
years and may be extended for the next 2 years, after preceded by a re-assessment process.
In the application of GAP there's one thing that is actually easy to do by farmers but difficult to be
implemented, namely the recording. That is because the farmers in Indonesia is not yet all
accustomed to record the farming activities they do. Though the recording is very important to make
searching back if one day discovered a problem or complaint. To sensitize and familiarize the
farmers to record all aquaculture activities is especially important for those who want to apply GAP
in the cultivation of land.
GAP is a guide or general guidelines for the major actors and entrepreneurs to produce a quality
product and competitive. Expected farmers gradually began to apply GAP in every activity of
cultivation so that the product quality is really good quality, safe for the environment and for
farmers themselves. That's the criteria for products that are currently demanded by the market,
especially in the era of free trade.