Recovery of Flood-Affected Rice Fields Shows Progress, Thousands of Hectares Begin Planting

Efforts to recover rice fields affected by hydrometeorological disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra (North Sumatra), and West Sumatra (West Sumatra) are showing significant progress.

As of Thursday (7/5/2026), the rehabilitation process for rice field land carried out by the Post-Disaster Sumatra Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration Task Force (Satgas PRR) has reached thousands of hectares (ha) of disaster-affected agricultural areas.

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan), the total target for recovering affected rice fields in the three provinces is 42,702 ha, supported by a budget of Rp 337.97 billion.

Of that amount, 16,670 ha of land has entered the recovery construction stage, while another 4,098 ha has been fully rehabilitated. In addition, 2,212 ha of land has been tilled again and 2,110 ha has begun to be replanted by farmers.

In North Sumatra, rehabilitation of 5,201 ha of rice fields has entered the construction stage. Meanwhile, the recovery process in Aceh continues to be accelerated, given that the affected land area is the largest compared to the other two provinces, reaching 31,464 ha.

Several areas, such as East Aceh, North Aceh, Bireuen, and Pidie Jaya, are now showing rehabilitation progress, from canal works, reshaping rice field plots, to land tillage.

In a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday (6/5/2026), the Spokesperson for Satgas PRR, Amran, stated that rice field recovery is one of the government’s priorities because it directly relates to the sustainability of the community’s economy and food security in the affected areas.

According to Amran, accelerating rice field rehabilitation is not only aimed at making the land productive again but also plays an important role in speeding up the recovery of community life post-disaster, especially for thousands of farming families who have long depended on the agricultural sector for their livelihoods.