InfoSAWIT, BANGKA – Central Bureau of Statistic (CBS) District of West Bangka just released complete results of agricultural census of 2023. It delivered comprehensive description about agricultural landscape in the district and showed that palm oil business was the top one in personal agricultural business of 10 commodities the most.

Here are the ten commodities, palm oil, rubber, field paddy, pepper, cassava, durian, regular hens, cayenne pepper, avocado, and coconut. In personal agricultural business units, the biggest one is in Sub district of Kelapa within 7.604 unitss (24,37 percent), then Sub district of Simpang Teritip about 6.831 units (21,89 percent), and Sub district of Tempilang about 5.564 units (17,83 percent). While Sub district of Mentok has 3.518 units (11,27 percent).

Head of CBS West Bangka, I Ketut Mertayasa said that the goal of the announcement was about to mention the 2023 agricultural census that was held on 1 June to August 2023. Data published is hoped to deliver valuable information for those who concern about data and stakeholders in agriculture in the district.

As quoted from Bangkapos.com, Mertayasa also emphasized that agricultural census was a dynamic data and if there is different interpretation or objection from the stakeholders, it needs further discussion in the next meeting. He thought, every data would need understanding from many perspectives, sustainable discussion to perfect data interpretation.

Mertayasa also mentioned that palm oil is still ‘the primadona’ of agriculture in West Bangka. It surpassed other commodities, such as, pepper. The sustainability of palm oil business is known that many people do it because it is more promising particularly in the context of exports.

In a whole, Mertayasa told the district really depends on material supplies from other regions particularly Java and Sumatera. The characteristic as an archipelago and history as tin producer would be the main factor in economic and agricultural system in the district. (T2)