Ministry Of Agriculture Says Padi Seed Stock In February 2025 Is 14,000 Tons Available

JAKARTA - Director of Food Crops at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) of the Republic of Indonesia Gunawan SP stated that the stock of rice seeds for the use of people and farmers throughout Indonesia in February 2025 was available at 14,000 tons.

"This morning's data on total seeds for February is available at around 14,000 tons, meaning that it can be used for the supply of almost 900 thousand to one million hectares of land," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 7.

He said the calculation was based on the average seed requirement of around 25 kilograms per hectare of land.

The available rice seed variations also vary according to the current community of farmers.

"Of course the top 10 varieties favored by the community or farmers, such as the Inpari variety 32, Inpari 42, as well as the Mekongga variety, Ciherang still dominates related to this superior seed variety," he said.

He said, for this variety, it was indeed the ordering and preparation of the producer on the basis of the demand of the farmer community, but the Ministry of Agriculture also introduced new superior varieties that should be introduced to farmers.

"This is to anticipate that if a certain phase of phase occurs when production has decreased, it means that the use of varieties must be carried out, that is what we introduce with new, short-lived superior varieties," he said.

However, he said, when it comes to the provision of seed stocks, his daily period reports to the leadership of the ministry to provide seed stocks in each location, or each province per variety and per producer.

"So, to prepare rice seeds for the territory of Indonesia, God willing, it is safe related to the provision of seeds," he said.

Regarding this working visit to Bantul, the Ministry of Agriculture was accompanied by relevant agencies in the DIY Regional Government and the Bantul Regency Government to carry out two activities, namely the rice planting and rice harvest movement.

The two activities were carried out in two different locations in one area in Jetis District.

"We are here to carry out two planting activities as well as harvest. This is all in order to accelerate the achievement of added planting area, so that regions that have harvested or the second generative phase immediately prepare for planting," he said.