Mentan: Mandiri Benih Dorong Pencapaian Swasembada Pangan
Indonesian Govt Supports the Provision of Rice Seeds for Farmers
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Kurangnya ketersediaan dan rendahnya kualitas benih padi mengakibatkan produksi padi stagnan bahkan menurun, mendorong Kementerian Pertanian RI untuk mendukung pencapaian daulat benih melalui pencanangan 1.000 Desa Mandiri Benih untuk pertama kali dalam sejarah pertanian negeri ini.
Pencanangan 1.000 Desa Mandiri Benih dilakukan Menteri Pertanian RI Andi Amran Sulaiman di Kampung Waminggap Miraf SP 5 Distrik Tanah Miring, Kabupaten Merauke pada Minggu (11/5) dalam rangkaian kunjungan Presiden RI Joko Widodo di Papua, pekan lalu.
“Sejalan dengan hal itu, kami dari Kementerian Pertanian melangkah lebih cepat untuk mencapai daulat benih. Sebab benih itu penting menaikkan produksi padi, sebagai contoh benih baru Inpari 13 produksinya 7,1 ton per hektar, dari benih sebelumnya, hanya mampu memproduksi empat ton per hektar,” kata Amran Sulaiman melalui pernyataan tertulisnya.
Wakil Bupati Merauke, Sunaryo menyambut gembira kunjungan Menteri Amran Sulaiman untuk mendorong Merauke mendukung pencapaian swasembada pangan.
"Kunjungan pak menteri sangat membantu kami untuk mengatasi kendala yang dialami petani, pada musim hujan masih terkendala oleh biaya keterlambatan pupuk dan pada musim kemarau lahan tidak bisa ditanam karena tidak tersedia air irigasi," kata Sunaryo.
Jakarta (B2B) - The lack of supplies and poor quality of rice seeds to encourage the Indonesian Agriculture Ministry to support the achievement of self-seed, through the launched of 1,000 self-seed villages for the first time in the history of Indonesian agriculture.
The 1,000 self-seed villages launched by the Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman in Waminggap village Miraf SP 5 Tanah Miring District of Merauke on Sunday (11/5), related to working visit of President Joko Widodo in Papua, last week.
"In response, the ministry acted quickly to achieve self-seed. Because the seeds is important to increase the production of rice, for example, Inpari 13 production is 7.1 tons per hectare from the previous seeds only four tons per hectare," Mr Sulaiman said through a written statement.
Merauke Deputy Regent, Sunaryo welcomed the visit of the Minister Amran Sulaiman to encourage Merauke support the achievement of food self-sufficiency.
"The visit of the minister really helped us overcome the obstacles farmers, the rainy season is still constrained by the supply of fertilizer, and during the dry season water is not available," Sunaryo said.
