Bogor Needs Additional Rice Supply After 7 Hectares Of Rice Failed To Harvest

DOK ANTARA/Drought Rice Field Conditions In Bogor Regency/ANTARA/Yulius Satria

BOGOR - The Bogor Regency Government, West Java, needs additional rice supplies after 7 hectares of rice in Ciawi, Bogor experiences puso or crop failure.

Acting Head of the Bogor Regency Food, Horticulture and Plantation (Distanhorbun) Office, Tatang Mulyadi, said that his party brought in rice from other areas to meet rice needs in Bogor Regency.

"Everything is disturbed, we bring in consumption needs for most districts from outside, Karawang, Indramayu," said Tatang as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, August 31.

He explained that with normal conditions, of the 38 thousand hectares of rice fields in Bogor Regency, only 49 percent of the rice needs were used for 5.6 million people.

"(Production) 6.4 tons of rice per hectare is multiplied by 38 thousand hectares. Then, multiplied by each capita, how many times the population is, that's not enough, only 49 percent has been fulfilled," he explained.

Tatang said there were 7 hectares of rice fields in Ciawi, Bogor, which were managed by two farmer groups experiencing crop failure due to El Nino.

The Distanhorbun of Bogor Regency also recorded an area of 1.5 hectares of rice fields experiencing severe drought. Then, moderate drought of 39.3 hectares, light drought of 87.5 hectares, and threatened drought of 388.15 hectares.

He explained, for the criteria for mild drought, it is characterized by soil surface bursts and no water sources.

"Criteria are moderate, soil is broken, water sources are not there, growth has looked good. Criteria are heavy, the soil is split, our feet can also enter," he explained.

Tatang said that the Bogor Regency Distanhorbun was submitting claims that the Padi Farmer Business Auransi (AUTP) specifically for two farmer groups whose 7 hectares of rice fields experienced crop failure.

Each hectare of rice fields that fail to harvest is paid Rp. 6 million by an insurance company appointed by the government. "The important thing is in accordance with the criteria, per hectare is Rp. 6 million from the insurance claim," said Tatang.