Sinar Tani

The existence of the Sinar Tani tabloid cannot be separated from the New Order government's 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 policies, operational steps and agricultural technology. To overcome this, the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and several officials on behalf of individuals formed a legal entity, namely PT. Ambassador of Private Work. The company was given the task of handling the publication of the newspaper. On July 10, 1970, PT. Ambassador of Private Work before Notary Drs. Gde Ngurah Rai SH. The company was approved by the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Indonesia with Decree Number Y.A.5/411/15 dated December 1, 1973. PT. Duta Karya Swasta then submitted an application to the Ministry of Information to publish the SINAR DJAJA Newspaper. This application is approved by the Publishing Permit (SIT) No. 1002/SK/Dir. PP/ 1970 on August 12, 1970. The first launch of the "SINAR DJAJA" Newspaper was carried out on August 29,