PTPN I Supports Sugar Self-Sufficiency With A Target Production Of 8 Tons Per Hectare

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JAKARTA - PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) I (Subholding Supporting Co) Regional 4 targets sugar production of 8 tons per hectare to support sugar self-sufficiency in Indonesia.

"The sugar harvest season in PTPN I has begun and we set a target program of 8 tons of sugar per hectare," said Region Head of PTPN I Regional 4 Subagiyo in a written statement received in Lumajang Regency, East Java, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, June 4.

He mentioned several strategic steps that will be taken by PTPN I Regional 4 in order to achieve the target of the 8 tons of sugar production program per hectare, including implementing the agroinput on time and improving the water management system.

"We are making efforts to achieve the 100 tons / ha sugar cane productivity target. For this reason, we are trying to make a number of strategic steps, one of which is through the implementation of the agro-input on time and improvement of the water management system," he said.

According to him, specifically the Rojopolo HGU Lumajang plantation PTPN I Regional 4 was able to exceed the two-fold target productivity that had been set.

"In terms of taxation, the target of sugarcane productivity in the Rojopolo HGU Lumajang garden has the potential to reach 233.4 tons/ha with an 8 percent redemenation and projected sugar productivity to be able to reach 18.6 tons/ha," he said.

Deputy for Finance and Risk Management of the Ministry of SOEs, Nawal Nely, appreciated the increasing yield of PTPN I Regional 4 cane in the Rojopolo Gardens, namely yields per hectare have doubled before 2020.

"We have high hopes for PTPN to be able to actively contribute to realizing these targets at the Ministry of SOEs and the government to maintain food stability," he said.

He also advised the PTPN I Regional 4 plantation management team to continue to do their best in facing every operational challenge in the future to meet national sugar needs.

Meanwhile, President Director of Plantation Holding Abdul Ghani said that if this year's productivity of 8 tons of sugar/ha can be achieved, there will be an increase in the target for the following year.

"The government has given confidence to PTPN as a backbone for national sugar self-sufficiency. But not only does it focus on increasing productivity in our sugarcane plantations, but also needs to work together with farmers to build a collaborative ecosystem that is mutually beneficial, cared for, and fostered, so that farmers can also increase their productivity at least 8 tons of sugar/ha," he said.

Based on Presidential Regulation No. 40 of 2023 concerning the Acceleration of National Sugar Self-Sufficiency and the Provision of Bioethenol as Nabati Fuel, as part of the PTPN Group, PTPN I Regional 4 is strongly committed to realizing food and energy security.

"Especially related to the acceleration of national sugar self-sufficiency in 2030 by continuing to strive for improvements in drainage, improving the quality of irrigation, and making a high period at the optimal masa level," he said.