BANDA ACEH - The East Aceh Regency Plantation and Livestock Service has recorded thousands of hectares of plantation land affected, with varying levels of damage from moderate to severe due to the flood disaster that hit a number of areas in the district.
Head of the East Aceh Regency Plantation and Livestock Service, Murdhani, said that there were 5,060 hectares of plantation land affected and most of them were people's palm rejuvenation land spread across various sub-districts.
"Based on the temporary data collection, the land for the rejuvenation of people's oil palm dominates the flood-affected area. The total area that has suffered considerable damage reaches 4,510 hectares," he said.
Murdhani said that the flooding caused by heavy rainfall in late November 2025 caused a puddle for quite some time, which disrupted plant growth and damaged the structure of plantation land.
He said that the Birem Bayeun District had about 250 hectares of public palm rejuvenation land that was moderately damaged. Meanwhile, in Rantau Selamat District, the damage reached 200 hectares.
Next, plantation damage in Ranto Peureulak and Banda Alammasing Districts reached 550 hectares. In Peureulak District, there was damage to 450 hectares of oil palm land
Furthermore, Peureulak Timur covers an area of 150 hectares, Idi Tunong around 375 hectares, and Julok reaches 160 hectares, as well as in the Indra Makmu District reaching 750 hectares.
In Pante Bidari, it was recorded that the damaged plantations reached 555 hectares and Peunaron District with an area of 890 hectares of people's oil palm land was damaged by the flood.
Not only palm oil, he continued, the flood also had an impact on cocoa plantations such as in Pante Bidari District with an area of 90 hectares. Meanwhile, in Peunaron District there are 50 hectares of cocoa land that are severely damaged. Meanwhile, in Indra Makmu District, cocoa land is damaged by 40 hectares.
"Damage to plantation land has the potential to reduce farmers' productivity in the medium to long term. In addition to physical damage to crops, flooding also causes soil erosion, damage to irrigation canals, and loss of nutrients needed by crops," he said.
According to him, this condition will certainly have an impact on farmers' income. Therefore, the regional government will continue to compile and coordinate with related agencies to formulate recovery steps, including the possibility of seed assistance, land improvement, and technical assistance for farmers.
"We are committed to accelerating the recovery of the plantation sector so that people's economic activities can return to normal after the disaster," said Murdhani.
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