Kementan Ingatkan untuk Waspada Serangan Hama Wereng
Ministry of Agriculture Warning to be Wary Plant Hopper Pest
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Jakarta (B2B) - Guna mencapai target produksi tanaman pangan yang dicanangkan pemerintah tercapai, Kementerian Pertanian telah melakukan upaya-upaya pengendalian serangan OPT, penanganan banjir serta kekeringan dengan beragam upaya.
Kepala Biro Umum dan Humas Kementrian Pertanian Sigit Wahyudi mengatakan seperti diinstruksikan kepada seluruh gubernur agar melaksanakan pengamanan produksi tanaman pangan.
"Kemudian telah dimintakan kepada jajaran instansi daerah yang bertanggung jawab di bidang pengendalian untuk meningkatkan kewaspadaan peningkatan serangan hama wereng batang coklat dan penggerek batang padi," kata Sigit Wahyudi melalui pernyataan tertulis, Senin (8/4).
Menurutnya, para jajaran SKPD/Dinas diinstruksikan untuk meningkatkan koordinasi dengan instansi terkait serta melakukan monitoring dan evaluasi secara rutin terhadap perkembangan luas serangan Organisme Pengganggu Tumbuhan (OPT) dan Dampak Perubahan Iklim (DPI).
"Dalam antisipasi sasaran produksi, Kementerian Pertanian juga telah menyalurkan bantuan Cadangan Benih Nasional atau CBN untuk areal puso akibat OPT dan DPI untuk pada inbrida di 2012 sebanyak 17.373,28 ton untuk 694.931 hektar," ungkap Sigit.
Kemudian pada 2013, tambahnya, sebanyak 116,43 ton untuk 4.657 hektar serta melakukan pengendalian OPT pada tanaman padi seluas 896.895 hektar, tanaman jagung seluas 16.733 hektar dan tanaman kedelai seluas 3.624 hektar melalui gerakan pengendalian OPT terutama di daerah endemis.
Jakarta (B2B) - In order to achieve the production target of the government´s food crops is reach, the Ministry of Agriculture has made efforts to control the pest attack, flood and drought with a variety of efforts.
Head of General Affairs and Public Relations of the Ministry of Agriculture, Sigit Wahyudi said as the whole instructed the governor to carry out securing production of food crops.
"Then agencies have been requested to the ranks of the region, which is responsible for the controlling, to increase the awareness of the increasing attack stem brown planthoppers and rice stem borer," said Sigit Wahyudi through a written statement on Monday (8/4).
According to him, the line SKPDs / the Department instructed to improve coordination with related agencies and conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of the extensive development of Pest attack (OPT) and the Impact of Climate Change (DPI).
"In anticipation of the production target, the Ministry of Agriculture also has distributed aid National Seed Reserve, or CBN to areas damaged by pests and DPI for the year 2012 as many inbreds 17373.28 tonnes to 694,931 hectares," said Sigit.
Then in 2013, he added, as much as 116.43 tons to 4,657 acres and perform pest controlling in rice area of 896,895 hectares, an area of 16,733 hectares of corn and soybean crop area of 3,624 hectares through pest controlling movement, especially in endemic areas.
