By: Choirul Fuadi)*
CIDISS – Land in the province of Central Kalimantan mostly is peat soil (Gambut Land). The existence of Gambut lands becomes conversation since the fire land and forest and creating a smoke haze in 2015 ago.
Now, the Gambut lands become a conversation again but regard to the management of Gambut lands to be more productive. As it is known, some Gambut lands can be managed for agriculture. One of them is for planting rice.
By this condition, Palangka Raya Mayor, HM Riban Satia asked the village and LKK accompanied by the Agriculture Office to collect and inventory of productive Gambut lands, especially lands that can be planted with rice.
It aimed, Palangka Raya able to supply the rice need in Palangka Raya. The statement was said when Mayor Palangka Raya attended the first harvest in Farmer group Pasti Jadi, Kalampangan village, Sabangu district, Palangka Raya. The farmer group has successfully planted rice kind of Inpara 3.
Besides that, request to related agency to gather the instructor, in order to support the observation toward Gambut land that able for planting rice, especially rice kind of Inpara 3.
“The phase of second test must be 10 hectare that able to plant rice kind Inpira 3. And then, start now, agriculture agency and instructor need to observation. Finally, in the next planting season, we can plant,” he said
Mayor also give guarantee to the farmer, they will have assistance, such as seed and other supported facility. Nationally, actually, Palangka Raya has target to plant rice for 20 hectare. First phase will conduct in Kalampangan village.
“About area, it depends on area condition that might be able to plant rice,” said him
In the phase of second test, the party will do experiment regarding to planting process in Gambut Land. Example, one land will give normal fertilizer, meanwhile, in other land will give fertilizer according to practice of farmer group Pasti Jadi of Kalampangan village.
“But, it is only test in the land under agriculture agency not people’s land,”
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