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JAKARTA: The Ministry of Agriculture is an evaluation of hybrid rice seed associated with brown stem pests aphis which is currently spread out in several arel rice crops in the country.
 
Minister of Agriculture declared KemTan Suswono for investigations of hybrid rice seeds indicated no resistance to pests aphis. "We are currently conducting an evaluation of hybrid rice seeds. We will take the necessary steps so that this incident does not happen again in the future," he said in Jakarta yesterday.
 
Still, he said, the use of hybrid rice seeds still need to be assessed similarly with rice seed types inhibrida. To be sure, he said, there is an evaluation whether the hybrid rice seeds were not resistant or what kind of aphis. The result, he said, will be there in the near future. The result, he said, will be there in the near future. When asked whether KemTan will review the use of hybrid rice by farmers, Minister of Agriculture has not been answered with certainty because it is still under study.
 
Minister of Agriculture declared although it has occurred in several locations aphis attack rice crops in the ground water, but still not interfere serngan level attainment of national food production this year. "If we compare the vast paddy reached 12.02 million hectares in 2009 or when compared with a planting area of rice in the period January to April 2010 reached 3.18 million hectares, the area pest Brown Planthopper is still very small," he said .
 
However, he said, the Ministry of Agriculture asked all officials at provincial and district areas to immediately report the case of aphis attack. He anticipated the attack rate of this aphis can be done by the government expected derah.
 
Meanwhile, official data from the state extensive KemTan chocolate bars aphis attack on rice crop area in the period January to April 2010 reached 26 892 hectares of area with the damaged area covering 274 hectares.
 
Daily Executor Director Plant Protection Directorate General of Food Crop Agriculture Ministry declared Sri Sintarti Brown Planthopper widespread pest attack was increased compared to the same period last year which only an area of 12 859 hectares. "However, compared with a year ago, the failure rate at this year's harvest is still lower. Last year the land is attacked by aphis reached 542 hectares," he said.
 
Sri revealed widespread pests aphis chocolate bars this year was also higher than the average of the last five years the period 2004-2008 to reach the damaged area of 11 822 hectares with 175 hectares.
 
Recently, the government also plans to budget funds to Rp40 billion as assistance for loss of income incurred by approximately 50 000 farmers who rely on the damaged caused by brown stem pests aphis.
Vice Minister of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture said Krisnamurthi has officially requested additional budget to the Ministry of Finance.

"From the calculation of the Ministry of Agriculture needed funds of Rp40 billion," he said.
 
He claimed this relief plan will still be searchable form what kind of distribution. To be sure, he said, aid to farmers is expected to be a bridge so that farmers can continue to earn until the next planting season. Bayu added in addition to financial assistance, farmers who rely on the damaged Planthopper affected will also get help subsidize fertilizer, seeds, and also ease credit allocation Food Security (NOA).

"So for the farmers who have filed an NOA then because of the damaged fields Planthopper affected, may file a return," he said. (Ts) By: diene Lestari Bisnis.com

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