Commission IV of the DPR encourages cheap Papak Sawah in Western Sumatra to become a national program

Jakarta – Commission IV of the Indonesian Parliament checked the cheap staple program in Western Sumatra. It is alleged that this program has a great potential to support national food security with a minimum cost and benefit farmers. Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission IV Siti Hediati Soharto and Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission IV Alex Inra Lukman led this visit with other members. In his message to reporters on Saturday (6/21/2025), the group went down to Jorong Ampang Gadang, angkek district, Agam Regency, West Sumatra, to see the effectiveness of the cheap staple program. “We’ve seen this cheap staple program. It is a lot of potential. Production costs are very low because after -harvest does not need to cut rice fields, does not need chemical fertilizers because it is replaced by straw and even maintenance does not need much energy,” Tity said. Browse to continue with the content The results of grain production of cheap rice fields are mentioned the same as ordinary rice fields, even in the next few harvest periods, the results are more than the rice lands with fertilizer. Titic Soharto encouraged the UPT of the Ministry of Agriculture in Western Sumatra to accelerate scientific research and cheap main certification of rice field, so that he could become a national program with West Sumatra to become a pilot before developing in different regions. Meanwhile, the Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the Indonesian Parliament, Alex Inra Lukman, who expressed the potential of the cheap basic rice fields from the beginning that this program could support the national food security program by President Prabowo Subianto. “I don’t think anyone will reject this program because it is very beneficial for farmers, who support food security and green economy, because it is very environmentally friendly,” he said. Deputy Governor of West Sumatra, Vasco Russimy, also provided full support for the program he called innovation in the agricultural sector. Vasko has asked academics from various universities in Western Sumatra to do scientific research so that this program from West Sumatra can come up to the National. Cheap Sawah Sawah Initiator, ir. Joni said, he has begun to do the innovation since 2020, and he has deviated from the average findings from farmers who burn straw to the harvest, causing environmental problems. With the performance of different experiments, he eventually found that straw could be a replacement for chemical fertilizers and straw as fertilizers that make the country more resistant to drought. “Rice fields use fertilizers, will be cracked and cracked during drought. But cheap rice lands that use straw remain in good condition,” he said. The technique used in cheap main fields is divided into mulch without soil (MTOT), that is, the remaining straw of crop is not burned, but collected and used as mulch (soil cover) to maintain moisture and fertility in the soil. Then there is the making of a trench width of the hoe with a distance between the ditch of about 125 cm for water regulation. The selection of rice seed is done according to the method of salt water and eggs to ensure the good quality of seeds. The planting of seeds is done at 12-14 days after seedling. Water management is done by regulating water in the fields not to be overwhelmed to prevent toxic reactions to plants. (Fig/Eva) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here