Bogor Regency Government Insurances 11 Thousand Hectares Of Rice Fields, Farmers Can Change Rp6 Million/Ha If They Fail To Harvest

Agricultural land in the Bogor Regency area, West Java. (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

BOGOR - The Bogor Regency Government, West Java, through the Department of Food Crops, Horticulture and Plantation (Distanhorbun) includes 11 thousand hectares of rice fields or agricultural land in the Padi Farmers Business Insurance Program (AUTP) in anticipation of crop failure.

Head of the Protection and Business Services Division of the Bogor Regency, Judi Rahmat, explained that 11 thousand hectares of insured land were rice planted in the May-August 2023 period.

If the rice crop that has been insured fails to harvest, the farmers will receive compensation funds worth IDR 6 million per hectare.

"The insurance is valid during the planting period to harvest or within four months," he said.

The insurance registration fee is valued at IDR 180 thousand per hectare, all of which are borne by the government, with 80 percent or IDR 144 thousand from the Central Government, and 20 percent or IDR 36 thousand from the Bogor Regency Government.

Judi explained that the requirements and conditions that farmers need to do to insure their rice fields are by registering rice fields with officers so that they can be guided so that they can enter the Information System owned by Distanhorbun at a time of 30 days.

During 2023 or twice the planting period, the Bogor Regency Government has insured as many as 25 thousand hectares of rice farming plants.

Judi menyebutkan dampak dari fenomena El Nino dirasakan sampai ke Kabupaten Bogor. Tapi, kata dia, hingga kini belum ada laporan dari petani mengenai gagal panen.

"This has started to feel, only until now in Bogor Regency it is still in a safe context, meaning we have not received any reports of drought," said Judi.

Various efforts to minimize drought in Bogor Regency continue to be carried out by the Distanhorbun, one of which is coordinating with the local Damkar and BPBD.

"Later on, when there is information about drought, as long as it can still be pursued through pumping and watering, we ask for help from friends at BPBD and Damkar," he said.