Lumbung Padi Nasional, Mentan Harapkan Indramayu Pertahankan Potensi 114 Ribu Ha
The Largest Rice Field in Indonesia is Indramayu: Minister
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Kementerian Pertanian RI menaruh harapan besar pada lahan baku 114.000 hektar di Kabupaten Indramayu sebagai lahan sawah terluas di seluruh Indonesia, dan meskipun lahan persawahan di Provinsi Jawa Barat sempat diserang hama namun berhasil diatasi sehingga luas panen di Kecamatan Sukra mencapai 4.000 hektar padi pada Kamis (23/11).
Hal itu dikemukakan oleh Menteri Pertanian Andi Amran Sulaiman; Gubernur Jawa Barat, Ahmad Heryawan; dan Ketua Umum Himpunan Kerukunan Tani Indonesia (HKTI) Jenderal (Purn) Moeldoko di sela syukuran panen padi di Kecamatan Sukra, Indramayu.
"Meskipun Jawa Barat sempat terkena serangan hama, namun tetap bisa panen dengan baik. Ini penting sehingga kita dapat kembali mendeklarasikan bahwa kita telah swasembada padi, tidak ada lagi impor beras," kata Mentan.
Gubernur Aher mengharapkan Indramayu dapat mempertahankan lahan baku 114.000 hektar sebagai yang terluas di Indonesia. "Dulu hamparan lahan baku terluas di Karawang, tapi kini tidak lagi. Saat ini, Indramayu yang paling luas di Jawa Barat bahkan seluruh Indonesia."
Moeldoko mendorong petani Indramayu untuk memanfaatkan teknologi pertanian untuk meningkatkan produktivitas padi, sehingga dapat menopang target produksi padi 80,128 juta ton pada 2018.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian agriculture ministry expects potential of rice production 114,000 hectares of rice fields in Indramayu district as the largest across the country, although agricultural land in West Java province is attacked by pests but can be overcome such as Sukra subdistrict that managed to rice harvest of 4,000 hectares.
It was stated by Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan and and Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers' Association General (Ret.) Moeldoko on the sidelines of rice harvest in Indramayu.
"Although West Java was hit by pests, it can be controlled. This is important, we can maintain rice self-sufficiency, no longer imports," Minister Sulaiman said.
Governor Heryawan expects Indramayu to maintain the 114,000 hectares of rice fields as the largest in Indonesia. "Indramayu is the largest in West Java, even across the country."
Moeldoko encourages Indramayu farmers to apply agricultural technology to increase rice productivity, so it can support the rice production target of 80.128 million tons in 2018.
