NTB Government adopts resilient agricultural systems to prevent crises

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MATARAM, NTB (ANTARA) – The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial government is implementing a resilient agricultural system to prevent food crises that may arise from climate change, land use changes and population growth.

“We continue to utilize unused land to increase agricultural productivity. The advent of new dams allows us to grow food crops on unused land,” Muhammad Taufieq Hidayat, director of the NTB Agriculture and Plantation Office, said here on Sunday.

The local government of NTB is promoting the implementation of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to cope with the food crisis. CSA is an intensive rice farming system that includes the management of fertilizers, water, seedlings, and pest and disease control measures.

In addition to efficient use of water resources, the CSA approach can also adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The approach is seen as having the potential to sustainably increase productivity and incomes, enhance plant resilience to climate change, and reduce the agricultural sector’s contribution to climate change.

Hidayat explained that climate change is leading to more frequent phenomena such as La Nina and El Nino, which not only cause water shortages or surpluses but also increase crop diseases.

Over the past four years, rice production in Northern Sudan has continued to make positive progress, with the province experiencing a sustained surplus.

In 2020, NTB’s rice production reached 1.31 million tons (brown rice), rising to 1.41 million tons in 2021.

In addition, brown rice production will increase to 1.45 million tons in 2022 and reach 1.53 million tons in 2023.

According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), national rice production reached 53.98 million tonnes in 2023, with a total harvested area of 10.21 million hectares.

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