InfoSAWIT, SIAK - 50 hectares of the smallholders’ areas in Sub district of Bunga Raya, District of Siak, Riau Province now turn to be agriculture for the paddy field.
“Years ago, lots of the agricultural areas turned to be palm oil areas. There is no more now. They turn the areas to be paddy fields,” Regent of Siak, Syamsuar recently said when attending the Doa Turun Sawahfor the second planting this year in Sub district of Bunga Raya.
He also mentioned, some smallholders proposed to technical unit orUnit Pelaksana Teknis Dinas Pertanian (UPTD) in the sub district to turn the palm oil areas to be agricultural areas.
“We are happy to know this. We hope, it would be successful to increase the production of paddy. We do hope, there would be no farmers turning their areas to be palm oil areas,” he said, as quoted from antarariau.
He also mentioned, what the smallholders do is a pride for they are aware of food security. This would be for the future development.(T3)
