"Recognition of good quality rice Ponelo Fragrant rice grain shape is not broken, distinctive fragrance and taste very quality that should be developed as an excellent varieties of this district," said Vice Regent Roni Kwandang Imran on Tuesday.
It will encourage farmers to grow organic rice Ponelo Harum will be accepted optimistic because the national and international markets.
Short-term targets for the development of organic fragrant rice Ponelo Roni said, is the increase in production reached 7.5 tons per hectare.
Currently rice production in this region reached an average of 6.45 tons per hectare from previously 4.5-5.5 tons per hectare. An increase of 60 percent was due to the commitment of support farmers who apply the organic farming.
"If the farmers in this area consistently applying organic farming methods that are proven to increase the production of rice, it is certainly a long-term target for rice exports to Japan Ponelo Harum even other countries, can be realized," he said at a meeting with the rest of the county's agricultural extension .
He also encouraged the extension to make plots-plots themselves, as a pilot for farmers.
"Farmers do not just accept the transfer of knowledge verbally, but how the instructor can transfer engineering-engineering technology through successful farming on plots that developed their own," he said.
The local government will fully support the farmers who will develop Ponelo Fragrant rice, especially the seed so that these commodities continue to rise.
Vast rice fields in this district reached 6,300 hectares. Reached 1,010 hectares of irrigated fields and the remaining non-irrigated rice fields.
According to him, there is no potential for expansion of rice cultivation land, so the technology engineering efforts to increase rice production should be maintained
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