Kuningan Regency Boosts Sugarcane Cultivation to Support National Sugar Self-Sufficiency
The Food Security and Agriculture Office of Kuningan Regency, West Java, is strengthening assistance for farmers to optimise sugarcane planting in 2026 as part of support for the national sugar self-sufficiency programme.
Wahyu Hidayah, Head of the Food Security and Agriculture Office, stated that besides coffee, sugarcane has become a priority plantation commodity. “This year there is a new target. So, besides coffee, the priority for plantations is sugarcane. We are strengthening assistance for farmers,” Wahyu said in Kuningan on Tuesday.
He explained that the assistance covers the entire process, from the preparation of prospective farmers and prospective locations (CPCL) to land preparation, planting, and crop maintenance. The aim is to increase sugarcane productivity while encouraging the expansion of planting areas to meet the development targets for the commodity.
Previously, the office recorded that Kuningan Regency received a sugarcane development target of 250 hectares for 2026. However, proposals compiled from the CPCL have reached 267 hectares, exceeding the government’s set target. Wahyu noted that this achievement reflects the high enthusiasm of farmers and the result of synergy between the central government, regional government, agricultural extension workers, and other stakeholders.
“We continue to assist farmers so that sugarcane development runs optimally. The goal is to improve the farmers’ economy and revive the sugarcane commodity in Kuningan Regency,” he said.
He added that the government is currently implementing two strategies to increase sugar production: a ratoon removal programme to boost sugarcane plant productivity and the expansion of new planting areas. In addition to assistance, farmers receive support in the form of superior sugarcane seed aid worth IDR 10 million per hectare and land processing assistance of IDR 4 million per hectare.
His office is overseeing the implementation of the programme to ensure it is on target, so that its realisation can reduce production costs, increase productivity, and accelerate the development of sugarcane planting areas in Kuningan Regency. Wahyu invited farmers to take advantage of the central government’s support and the regional government’s assistance to improve sugarcane cultivation yields.
“The success of sugarcane development requires commitment and cooperation from all parties so that the national sugar production target can be achieved as planned in 2026,” he concluded.