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    "data": {
        "id": 1734452,
        "msgid": "maros-strives-to-maintain-agricultural-productivity-amid-shrinking-paddy-fields-1778586785",
        "date": "2026-05-12 17:46:58",
        "title": "Maros strives to maintain agricultural productivity amid shrinking paddy fields",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The Maros Regency Agriculture and Food Security Service reports a reduction of approximately 1,700 hectares of productive paddy fields due to land conversion for housing, industry, and government strategic projects. To counter this challenge, the agency is focusing on boosting productivity by increasing the cropping index from one to three crops per year. This initiative aims to sustain agricultural output in the face of ongoing land loss.",
        "content": "<p>The Maros Regency Agriculture and Food Security Service records a\nreduction of around 1,700 hectares in the area of productive paddy\nfields in its region due to land conversion for housing, industry, and\ngovernment strategic projects. Addressing this challenge, the Head of\nthe Facilities and Infrastructure Division of the Maros Agriculture and\nFood Security Service, Samsul Bahri, stated that his team is\ncontinuously working to maintain productivity by increasing the cropping\nindex from one to three plantings per year.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/maros-strives-to-maintain-agricultural-productivity-amid-shrinking-paddy-fields-1778586785",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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