Ditjen PSP Siapkan 23 Ribu Hektar Sawah Baru
Indonesia Targeting Thousands Hectares New Rice Fields
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Pemerintah RI tengah menyiapkan 23 ribu hektar lahan yang akan disiapkan menjadi lahan sawah baru di 12 kabupaten di sembilan provinsi, yang akan dilakukan oleh Kementerian Pertanian RI melalui Direktorat Jenderal Prasarana dan Sarana Pertanian (Ditjen PSP) didukung oleh TNI AD.
"Ditjen PSP akan didukung TNI AD yang akan melakukan land clearing dan land levelling, memanfaatkan revisi anggaran yang diputuskan para rapat kerja dengan Komisi IV DPR pada Juni lalu," kata Sekretaris Ditjen PSP, Abdul Madjid kepada pers di Jakarta pada Selasa (14/7).
Dari 23 ribu hektar lahan tersebut, sekitar 10 ribu hektar berada di Kabupaten Merauke, provinsi Papua dan 13 ribu hektar tersebar di 11 kabupaten: Merangin (Jambi), Ogan Komering Ilir (Sumatera Selatan), Mesuji (Lampung), Sanggau (Kalimantan Barat), Pinrang dan Wajo (Sulawesi Selatan), Bombana (Sulawesi Tenggara), Bima (Nusa Tenggara Barat), Bangka Barat dan Bangka Selatan (Bangka Belitung).
Langkah tersebut akan ditunjang pengadaan alat mesin pertanian (Alsintan) seperti 259 unit traktor roda empat, 304 unit transplanter, 6.000 unit pompa air, dan 300 unit combine harvester.
"Selain langkah land clearing dan land levelling, TNI AD berperan melakukan pengawalan dalam penyiapan lahan sawah baru tersebut," ungkap Abdul Madjid.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Indonesian government is preparing the as 23,000 hectares of new paddy fields in 12 districts in nine provinces by the Agriculture Ministry through the Directorate General of Infrastructure and Facilities and will be supported by the Indonesian Army.
"The directorate general will be supported by the Army that would do land clearing and leveling land, utilizing the revised budget was decided the meeting with the parliament in June," Secretary of the directorate general Abdul Madjid told reporters here on Tuesday (14/7).
Of the 23,000 hectares, about 10,000 hectares in Merauke district, Papua province and 13,000 hectares spread over 11 districts: Merangin (Jambi), Ogan Komering Ilir (South Sumatra), Mesuji (Lampung), Sanggau (West Kalimantan), Pinrang and Wajo (South Sulawesi), Bombana (Southeast Sulawesi), Bima (West Nusa Tenggara), West Bangka and South Bangka (Bangka Belitung).
The move would supported by the procurement of agricultural machinery such as 259 units of four-wheel tractor, transplanter 304 units, 6,000 units of water pumps, and 300 units of combine harvester.
"Besides land clearing and leveling land, the Army will support the development of new paddy fields," Mr Madjid said.
