Maintain Rice Supply, Governor Of NTB Panen Raya Padi With Farmers

Gita Ariadi and the farmers carried out a rice harvest in Mentaum Hamlet, Montong Ba'an Village, Sikur District, East Lombok Regency. (ANTARA/NTB Provincial Government).

This Saturday, the Hamlet of the Mentaum, Montong Ba'an Village, Sikur District, East Lombok Regency, harvests rice. Acting Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Lalu Gita Ariadi together with farmers carried out a harvest activity in order to maintain supplies and maintain the area as a national rice barn.

"With the rice harvest in all regencies and cities, it is able to provide raw material stocks within the area and make NTB always a rice surplus area," said Acting Governor of NTB, Lalu Gita Ariadi, as reported by ANATAR, Saturday, March 2.

It is known that the rice harvest in Mentaum Hamlet, Montong Ba'an Village, Sikur District, East Lombok Regency was carried out in an area of 200 hectares of land with rice productivity achievement in the area reaching 5.81 tons per hectare of milling dry unhulled rice (GKG).

Gita admitted that she was grateful that NTB Province in March 2024 had the potential for a large area of rice harvest, reaching 39,825 hectares with production reaching 204,352 tons of GKG.

"Alhamdulillah, East Lombok itself has the potential for a rice harvest area in March 2024 to reach 7,161 hectares with a production of 39,271 tons of GKG," he said.

Therefore, said Gita, the existence of rice harvests in all regencies and cities in NTB is expected to be able to provide raw material stocks within the area and make NTB always a rice self-sufficiency area.

"Furthermore, the results of the surplus can contribute to other regions in Indonesia that are still lacking in rice," explained the number one person in NTB.

According to Miq Gite, his nickname, the rice harvest in order to maintain supplies and maintain the area as a national rice barn is nothing but a continuous effort towards NTB Maju Melaju.

Meanwhile, regarding the increase in rice prices, the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of NTB has taken steps by increasing low-cost market activities to maintain inflation and the availability of basic commodities ahead of Ramadan 1445 Hijri.

"This is to avoid the community's attack if it is carried out only at one point, so that negative things that are not desirable can be avoided," he said.

He said he had instructed all Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) to increase the operation of cheap markets in various places, so that they could reach a wider community.

Therefore, to control inflation while maintaining the availability of basic commodities in the market.

"We continue to mobilize our personnel to implement four inflation control strategies, namely affordability and price stability, availability and stability of food supplies, smooth distribution and effective communication," he concluded.