Riau Also Andil Harvests 1 Million Hectares Of Padi Nusantara

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - Riau Province also carried out a rice harvest in Rbah Baru Village, Rambah Samo District, Rokan Hulu Regency, which took part in the Nusantara simultaneous rice harvest event covering an area of 1 million hectares.

Panen Padi Nusantara One Million Hectares is a program of the Ministry of Agriculture "Paren Padi Nusantara One Million Hectares" which is held simultaneously in 30 provinces, 66 Regencies, 113 points in Indonesia which were attended directly by President Joko Widodo in Ngawi Regency, East Java.

"The big harvest that takes place throughout the archipelago is to strengthen the availability of national rice, especially ahead of the holy month of Ramadgan and Eid al-Fitr 2023," said Head of the Riau Agricultural Instrument Standardization Agency (BSIP) Shannora Yuliasari in his statement, in Riau, quoted from Antara, Sunday, March 12.

He said the Panen Padi Nusanatara event in Rokan Hulu Regency was attended by the Governor of Riau represented by Expert Staff for the Yurnalis Administration, Head of the Riau Province Food Crops and Horticulture Service Syahfalefi, Head of Bank Indonesia Representative Riau Province.

Simultaneous rice harvesting was also witnessed by the Head of the Riau Riau Regional Office, Head of the Riau Province Central Statistics Agency, Head of the Food Crops and Horticulture Office of Rokan Hulu Regency, Mitra from PT Sarana Pembangunan Riau, PT Swasembada Mitra Bersama.

"The rice Harvest which was held in the Ngudi Subur Farmers Group, Rumbah Baru Village, Rambah Samo District, Rokan Hulu Regency with a harvest area of 174 Ha with an average harvest productivity of 5.79 tons per ha using rice seeds. Inpari 32 varieties," he said.

According to data from the Riau Provincial PTPH Office, the total area of rice harvest in the province in March 2023 was recorded at 5,183 ha spread across 9 regencies in Riau Province. The largest harvest area is in Rokan Hilir Regency, leaving 2,427 Ha, which will harvest on Sunday 3rd and 3rd in March and Indragiri Hilir with an area of 1,693 ha, most of which will harvest on Sunday 4 March 2023.

"Through this harvest, it is hoped that the harvested grain will not leave the area so that it can really be consumed by the community. Riau Province is also still experiencing a deficit for all agricultural commodities," he said.