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        "id": 1590542,
        "msgid": "simeulue-regency-urges-residents-to-utilise-idle-land-for-farming-1772715834",
        "date": "2026-03-05 18:49:49",
        "title": "Simeulue Regency urges residents to utilise idle land for farming",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The Simeulue Regency Government is launching a fast-harvest farming initiative by cultivating idle land with high-value crops to boost food security and local livelihoods. Officials say up to 2,500 hectares of unused land could underpin the programme and help curb poverty and inflation, while providing raw materials for a Free Nutritious Meals programme. The move underscores a push to harness local agricultural potential to boost the regional economy.",
        "content": "<p>Banda Aceh \u2013 The Simeulue Regency Government, through the Department\nof Agriculture and Food Security (Distanpan), is urging residents to\nutilise idle land for farming by cultivating fast-growing crops to\nenhance food security in the island district of Aceh Province.<\/p>\n<p>Samsuar, head of the Simeulue Department of Agriculture and Food\nSecurity, said there are 2,500 hectares of idle land in Simeulue. The\nidle land could support the rapid-crop planting programme launched by\nthe regional government.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If 2,500 hectares of idle land are utilised for the rapid-crop\nplanting programme, it can support the food security programme and the\nimprovement of the community economy while also controlling inflation on\nSimeulue Island,\u2019 he said when contacted from Banda Aceh.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the fast-crop planting programme involves cultivating\nidle land with horticulture, including vegetables, pulses, chillies,\ncucumbers, and other crops with economic value.<\/p>\n<p>Samsuar said the fast-crop planting programme is a strategic step by\nthe local government to strengthen the agricultural sector while\ncreating opportunities to raise community incomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The utilisation of idle land by planting fast-growing crops is hoped\nto become a source of the people\u2019s economy. And this could be a solution\nto poverty alleviation in Simeulue Regency,\u2019 Samsuar said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Regent Mohammad Nasrun Mikaris said the fast-crop planting\nprogramme is part of the local government\u2019s commitment to promoting\neconomic development based on local potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We hope to accelerate the welfare of the people and reduce poverty\nand inflation through this fast-crop planting programme,\u2019 said Muhammad\nNasrun Mikaris.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the programme could supply raw material for the\nFree Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. Therefore, the local government\nis encouraging the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) in Simeulue\nto utilise the harvest from the programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We hope the local food from the fast-crop planting programme can be\nused for the MBG programme, meaning there is no longer a need to import\nfrom outside Simeulue,\u2019 said Muhammad Nasrun Mikaris.<\/p>\n<p>Simeulue Regency is the outermost archipelago region in Aceh\nProvince. Simeulue Island lies in the Indian Ocean about 180 nautical\nmiles from the western coast of Sumatra.<\/p>\n<p>Simeulue Regency was carved out from West Aceh Regency in 1999. The\nregency comprises 10 districts (kecamatan) with 138 villages (gampong)\ninhabited by around 96,000 people.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/simeulue-regency-urges-residents-to-utilise-idle-land-for-farming-1772715834",
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