Harvesting rice

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Farmer's rice production in North Aceh reaches 250,167 tons per planting season (TM) or approximately 500 thousand tons twice (one year). While harvest productivity currently reaches 6-7 tons / hectare.

Productive rice fields in Aceh Utara covering 45,485 hectares spread over 27 subdistricts, while rainfed rice field of 8 thousand ha which, if it can be worked out, rice production will increase dramatically so that the target of the district into the food barn will be achieved.

So far, North Aceh has a rice surplus, but almost 60 percent of the dry paddy produced
by North Sumatra (North Sumatra) because it can not be accommodated at the local level.

Head of Production Division of Rice and Palawija Food and Livestock Farming Office (Distannak) North Aceh, Abdul Jalil SP on Friday (25/3) revealed rice production per harvest reaches 6-7 tons / hectare.

According to him the achievement was increased, especially in the middle of a hot climate that affects the harvest.

On the other hand, farmers in North Aceh after the harvest, such as in Tanah Luas District, Seuneddon, Baktiya, Syamtalira Aron, Matang Kuli, Paya Bakong. Furthermore, rice harvest is followed by part of Samudera sub district, Simpang Kramat, Kuta Makmur, Sawang, Nisam, Banda Baro, Dewantara and will be followed by Muara Batu with 1,500 ha of land area.

The harvest depends on the water source, let alone the hot climate that is very influential on the farmers harvest, "he said.

It is said, to increase the yield, farmers are asked to pay attention to varieties of superior seeds because Ciherang varieties are currently not suitable for use because it is no longer resistant to various disease attacks.

"Variates Ciherang rice seeds have been very long and no longer suitable for use because it is not resistant to disease," he explained.

Therefore, farmers throughout North Aceh who have been using Ciherang are advised to replace superior seeds with other varieties that are resistant to pest attacks, such as Impari, Sidenu, Cibogo and Mikonga, so that the quality of the harvest is also maintained.

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