InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Smallholders replanting program (SRP) in Banten Province significantly delivered the positive for smallholders. Before it ran, the smallholders’ plantation production (fresh fruit bunch/FFB) was not too good because it was assumed, the planted unclear/illegitimate seeds. But after SRP runs, their plantation production got increased.

Banten Province Agriculture Agency revealed that smallholders’ palm oil plantations that got SRP laid about 1.606 hectares and fund helps derived from Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency. Of the numbers, 567,4 hectares are in Regency of Pandeglang and 1.038 hectares are in Regency of Lebak. The harvest covered 935,7 hectares.

In Regency of Pandeglang, the smallholders got the good from their harvest. SRP was in 2020 and 2021. They planted trusted and superior seeds.

Chairman of Nenglasari, Ariyadi said that he and his fellows were excited for their harvest even though the fertilization was not optimal yet. He is optimist, the production would be optimal up to 30 tons of FFB per hectare.

Head of Plantation, Agriculture Agency Regency of Pandeglang, Iping Saripin said that the smallholders now get the real impacts by planting qualified palm oil seeds in SRP. The agency actively developed them – starting from proposing to conduct SRP, the plantation development to confirm the optimal harvest.

“To make sure the program run well, Agriculture Agency did development, it started from the proposal to conduct SRP until the plantation development to optimally get the result/harvest,” Iping said, as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT, Monday (29/4/2024).

Regency of Pandeglang would keep encouraging the smallholders to conduct SRP and infrastructure investments. In 2024, the help to develop production path would be through infrastructure program. This showed the commitment of the regency to support sustainable and productive palm oil plantations. (T2)