A total of 93 people from different educational backgrounds were dispatched to 23 districts throughout Asmat Regency, Papua as Field Agricultural Extension Officers (PPL).
Dozens of PPLs are graduates of Strata One (S1), Diploma III (D III), and Agricultural Vocational High Schools (Agricultural Vocational High Schools).
The Regent of Asmat Regency, Elisa Kambu said, the request for PPL Agriculture was to foster farmers to increase agricultural production and productivity, so as to be able to provide food resources and increase farmers' income.
"In order to build agricultural resources and improve food, the role of PPL is professional, creative, innovative, and global in perspective," said Elisa Kambu at the PPL technical meeting at the Asmat Kesbangpol Hall, Tuesday (17/5/2022).
It is said that the local government is gradually encouraging agricultural management in Asmat. For this reason, the presence of PPL is a real form of the state to help the people.
"Must be able to invite the community to do farming and gardening. PPL must help and be able to mingle with the community," said Elisa Kambu.
Elias Kambu assessed that currently the people in Asmat have felt the positive impact of the government program by presenting PPL which has been running for 19 years.
"At this time, we don't have any problems with vegetables, sweet potatoes and so on. This is because the community has been able to manage agriculture well. This is inseparable from the role of the community and PPL," said Elisa Kambu.
For your information, based on data from the Food Crops and Agriculture Office of the Asmat Regency in 2021, there will be an increase in the area of agricultural land in 23 districts.
For rice fields, the land area reaches 129.00 hectares, with a harvested area of 103.50 hectares, with total production reaching 486.45 tons.
Corn land, land area 29.50 hectares, harvest 25.75 hectares, production 180.25 tons. Cassava, land area 97.50 ha, harvested land 93.50 ha, production 1,285 tons.
Taro, land area of 27.25 hectares, harvested area of 25.25 hectares, production of 176.25 tons. Sweet potato, land area 49.00 ha, harvest area 45.50 ha, production 342.25 tons.
Then, peanuts, land area of 11.25 hectares, harvested area of 10.50 hectares, production of 26.25 tons and soybeans, land area of 12.50 hectares, harvested brushes of 9 hectares, production of 13.50 tons.
SOURCE: https://papua.tribunnews.com/2022/05/18/bupati-asmat-kehadiran-ppl-merupakan-kehadiran-negaraguna-menolong-rakyat
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