In Addition To 153 Units Of Machinery, The Bogor Regency Government Has Disbursed Rp900 Million For The Farmers Insurance Program

BOGOR - Bogor Regent Ade Yasin gave 153 units of various types of agricultural machines to farmer groups in 40 sub-districts throughout Bogor Regency, West Java. This machine unit is expected to increase farmer productivity.

Machine unit assistance consists of tractor, cultivator, water pump, motor, concealer, monster chester, cassava lighter, siler, huller, rice polisher, power flasher, tedi power, alker, barista tool set, manual rice sorter, banana chip processing tool , as well as galic processing tools.

"Local governments are pushing for economic recovery in five sectors, one of which is the agricultural sector," said Ade Yasin after symbolically handing over agricultural machinery in Tugu Jaya Village, Cigombong, Bogor Regency, Antara, Tuesday, August 24.

In addition to agricultural machinery assistance, the Bogor Regency Government has also allocated a regional budget of Rp. 900 million for the Rice Farmer Business Insurance (AUTP) program during 2021.

"The farm insurance card is a synergy program with the Ministry of Agriculture where the Bogor Regency Government in 2021 will allocate Rp 900 million for 25,000 hectares of rice fields," said Ade Yasin.

The benefit of the farmer insurance is to provide protection to farmers in the event of a drought. So, when there is crop failure, farmers can claim to get replacement funds.

He noted, until the end of 2020 in his area there were 245 farmer groups that received a rice farming business insurance program with a total land area of 2,020 hectares.

Ade Yasin said that the Bogor Regency Government is targeting this year to run a similar program for 5,000 hectares of rice farming land. He also applies the target with the same number in 2022 and 2023.

"The basis for its implementation is through Perbup No. 30 of 2019 concerning procedures for providing insurance premium assistance for rice farming by the Bogor Regency government," said Ade Yasin.

According to him, during 2020 farmers in 40 sub-districts of Bogor Regency were able to produce 477,255 tons of rice. The rice production was harvested from 37,658 hectares of land from a total of 174,369 hectares of agricultural land in Bogor Regency.