Sumedang develops Revolper to boost rice productivity
Sumedang (ANTARA) – The Sumedang Regency Government in West Java is developing its Agricultural Revolution Programme (Revolper) through the use of cultivation technology, improved seeds and stronger irrigation, with the aim of increasing rice productivity and improving farmers’ welfare.
Sumedang Regent Dony Ahmad Munir said in a statement in Sumedang on Sunday that the collaboration was being pursued through a series of major harvests of IF 20 and Inpari 32 rice varieties at the Gemah Ripah Farmers’ Group in Tanjungkerta.
“Collaboration is key to producing agricultural programmes that bring tangible benefits to farmers. Farmers’ incomes will rise and, ultimately, they will become more prosperous,” he said.
The Gemah Ripah group has developed a 10-hectare rice demonstration plot in partnership with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Padjadjaran University (Unpad), Winaya Mukti University (Unwim) and the Balitbang Ketahanan Mandiri research body to test agricultural technologies.
The programme introduces innovations ranging from cultivation techniques and precision fertilisation to integrated pest management, aiming to increase production while reducing farming operating costs.
According to the first crop-cutting results analysed by the statistics team and the Revolper team, rice productivity on the demonstration plot has risen by what was described as nearly 100 per cent, although the harvest yield in tonnes per hectare was not specified.
“The Sumedang regional government’s current framework is that we must involve the pentahelix in our work. The government, communities, academics and businesses must work together to make this programme a success,” he said.
He explained that Revolper rests on four main components: water availability and reliable irrigation; the use of high-quality seeds; effective and efficient balanced fertilisation; and the use of agricultural machinery to modernise production through to post-harvest processing.
At the event, the regency government also provided agricultural machinery, support for maintaining farm-level irrigation networks, and assistance for the construction of check dams.
Data from the Sumedang Regency Agriculture and Food Security Office show that the regency produced 294,000 tonnes of rice in 2025, while local consumption needs were about 103,000 tonnes a year.
The Inpari 32 variety has an average yield of about 6.30 tonnes per hectare of milled dry grain, with a potential yield of 8.42 tonnes per hectare. Revolper’s technologies are expected to further strengthen productivity and regional food security.