Madiun (ANTARA) - The East Java Provincial Government targets rice\nproduction in the region to increase by up to 5% by 2026 compared to the\nprevious year, further solidifying the provincial government\u2019s\ncommitment as a sustainable national food granary.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis increase is not only about maximising rice and paddy production\nin East Java, but we also want to be part of bringing Indonesia not just\nfood security but sustainable food sovereignty,\u201d said East Java Governor\nKhofifah Indar Parawansa while leading the Harvest Movement and\nAccelerated Planting in Gading Village, Balerejo Subdistrict, Madiun\nRegency, on Friday.<\/p>\n
Based on the Fixed Figures from BPS for 2025, East Java recorded a\nharvested area of 1.84 million hectares with rice production reaching\n10.44 million tonnes of Dry Milled Grain (GKG). This figure increased by\n12.60% from the previous year, which was 9.77 million tonnes.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, based on the BPS release dated 4 May 2026, the potential\nrice production for January\u2013June 2026 is estimated at 6.62 million\ntonnes GKG, or an increase of around 5.28% compared to the same period\nlast year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means that East Java\u2019s agricultural productivity continues to\ngrow positively and resiliently amid various global challenges and\nclimate change. Insya Allah, East Java remains the mainstay of food\nsecurity,\u201d stated Governor Khofifah.<\/p>\n
To realise the target and sustainable food sovereignty, Governor\nKhofifah emphasised the importance of modernising agricultural tools and\nmachines (alsintan) in various regions of East Java.<\/p>\n
Modernising alsintan is a very important part, such as the use of\ntransplanters, rotavators, drone sprayers, and Combine Harvesters.<\/p>\n
Various strategic steps have been taken by the East Java Provincial\nGovernment to promote sustainable food sovereignty. Among them is\naccelerating planting on lands that have finished harvesting by\nutilising certified superior seeds that are drought-resistant.<\/p>\n
Then, optimising the use of agricultural tools and machines or\nalsintan so that the harvesting, land processing, and replanting\nprocesses can run faster and more efficiently.<\/p>\n
The third is compiling adaptive planting patterns based on technology\nand climate change mitigation, and fourth, strengthening irrigation\nmanagement through pump installation, rehabilitation of tertiary\nirrigation networks, construction of pumping stations, and optimisation\nof water sources.<\/p>\n
Further efforts include strengthening rapid reporting systems in the\nevent of natural disasters or attacks by plant-disturbing organisms.<\/p>\n
In line with Governor Khofifah, Acting Director General of Food Crops\nfrom the Ministry of Agriculture RI, Tin Latifah, stated that the\ngovernment through the Ministry of Agriculture RI has broken down that\nin one year, the area of land that must be planted reaches 16 million\nhectares.<\/p>\n
East Java, she mentioned, has contributed up to May 2026 reaching\n238,000 hectares from the national target of 1.7 million hectares for\nall of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Referring to BPS data, where for the first semester January-June,\nEast Java\u2019s rice production is predicted to be 5% larger than in 2025.\nThis is with the note that mitigation must be carried out so that what\nhas been planted does not fail due to pests or drought.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very confident that East Java Province\u2019s production increase,\nas predicted at 5%, can be achieved,\u201d said Tin Latifah.<\/p>\n
In the rice harvesting and accelerated planting event, East Java\nGovernor Khofifah was accompanied by Regent of Madiun Hari Wuryanto,\nDeputy Regent of Madiun Purnomo Hadi, along with officials from the East\nJava Provincial Government and Madiun Regency Government. Assistance in\nthe form of alsintan was also handed over, namely three units of hand\ntractors, four units of cultivators, six units of large combine\nharvesters, and one unit of rotavator.<\/p>\n
The assistance from the East Java Provincial Government was\nsymbolically handed over by Governor Khofifah to the Sumber Rukun Farmer\nGroup as a representative of farmers in Balerejo Subdistrict, Madiun\nRegency.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/east-java-provincial-government-targets-5-increase-in-rice-production-by-2026-1778244790", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }