Provide Simalungun Disbun 535 000 Seeds for Farmers

Simalungun. This year, the Plantation Office (Disbun) Simalungun provide about 535 thousand seed crops that will be distributed to farmers at subsidized prices. Seeds, among other crops, oil palm seeds, seedlings of coffee, cocoa and rubber.
Head of Estates Simalungun, Jan Posman Purba, told reporters, recently said the 535 thousand seedlings of these plants consists of 75 thousand seedlings of oil palm trunks, 300 thousand varieties of Arabica coffee seedlings stem Sigararutang, 100 thousand stems of seedlings of cocoa (chocolate) and grafting 60 thousand stem grafting rubber seedlings.

"This is a program of local government through the Plantation Office to help farmers obtain seed crops at subsidized prices, while increasing the production of plantation society," Purba said.
He said that procurement funds are earmarked plant seeds for farmers in various districts in Simalungun is sourced from the budget for Fiscal Year 2012 Simalungun reached USD 6.2 billion. The whole seeds will be distributed to the farmers have a label and a certificate from the competent authority such as the Center for Protection of Plant Seed Oil Field.
Regarding prices, farmers are charged to pay revenue (local revenue), for example for oil palm seedlings (age 3 months) is only Rp 1,200 per rod, $ 150 per rod coffee, cocoa Rp 750 per rod and rubber grafting Rp 500 per rod.
"Program seedling plantations at subsidized prices is expected to motivate farmers to further increase crop production. Which ultimately improve the welfare of farmers, "he explained.
Regarding distribution, Purba said, farmers who are interested will be subsidized crops seeds attach a cover letter from the head of the village. It is important that seedlings are provided on target. Then the sale price set seed as a source revenue (PAD) of the plantation sector. In addition to preparing seed crops, Disbun Simalungun Bokasi Plus also hold fertilizer to plant coffee and cocoa.
He explained that fertilizer bokasi planned to reach 350 tons. While the expected revenue from the manufacture of fertilizer farmers pay only Rp 100 per kilogram.January Posman explained, compared to FY 2011 and then, they lead agency budget allocation has increased significantly. "If the fiscal year 2011 budget allocation of only $ 2.3 billion this year to Rp 6.2 billion," he said. (Jannes Silaban)/MB