Mau Musim Hujan, Dinas Agricultural Lebak Target Tanam Padi Seluas 45,000 Hectare

Rice rice rice fields in Cibadak, Lebak Regency, Banten, are ready to harvest in November 2023. (Doc. ANTARA/Mansyur)

BANTEN - According to a report by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), which predicts the rainy season from November 2023, the Department of Agriculture of Lebak Regency, Banten, targets a program to accelerate rice planting covering an area of 45,000 hectares in the period November to December 2023.

"Farmers are most likely to accelerate rice planting with a target of 45,000 hectares in November-December 2023. Farmers are currently making seed nurseries and also cultivating land. We hope that the acceleration of planting will run smoothly," said Head of the Production Division of the Lebak Regency Agriculture Service (Distan) Deni Iskandar in Lebak, Banten, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, October 28.

According to him, his party is preparing food production facilities and infrastructure starting from seeds, agricultural tools, pumps, irrigation repair, fertilizer supply, to pest wetting drugs.

In addition, his party has also provided national reserve seeds and regional reserve seeds for farmers who failed to harvest due to El Nino.

Deni said that based on reports in the field, there was a 35 hectare farmer's land, which experienced crop failure due to the impact of the dry weather.

"We will distribute national reserve and regional reserves seeds to farmers who fail to harvest a total of 25 kilograms per hectare each," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of the Central Rangkasbitung Farmers Group, Lebak Regency, Ahmad, said that his party would accelerate planting on 25 hectares of rice fields in November 2023.

"Farmers here have been around for the past four months, most of them have not planted rice due to El Nino. However, now they have carried out cultivating land using tractors and also preparing seed nurseries," he said.