Hybrid Rice Development Cooperation between China-Indonesia

Jakarta - The Indonesian government through the Ministry of Agriculture with the Government of China agreed to conduct cooperation in hybrid rice development. The agreement between the two countries is marked by the launching of the implementation of technical cooperation of Indonesia-Chinese hybrid rice, which took place at the Auditorium Gd D office of the Ministry of Agriculture Jakarta, on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. The event was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia, Zhang Qi Yue along with other Chinese delegates, and attended also by the Head of Research and Development of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture, Haryono along with officials of Echelon I and II, the scope of the Ministry of agriculture.
  In his speech, Head of Hybrid Rice Research Center Indonesia, Kasdi, states, the bilateral cooperation could be started with the arrival of investigators from China to cooperate with investigators Research Agency in the development of hybrid rice and planned activities will be implemented over three years.
  Cooperation is carried out by the Research Agency Ministry of Agriculture with the Long Ping Hi-Tech will be focused on implementation in the provinces of Lampung and will gradually be developed in other provinces that are considered good for hybrid rice development and the implementation will be focused on Natar experimental garden and surrounding locations, to be exact Country Village Queen, District Natar South Lampung Regency. The reason is because the selection of sites around the experimental garden of Food Crops Research Institute (BPTP), Lampung, have irrigation facilities and is a center of rice production in South Lampung regency. Meanwhile, the Head of the Agricultural Research Haryono said the agreement meant to test adaptation and test multi several hybrid rice combinations of China.Kemudian to get some combination of hybrid rice from China that have been released in Indonesia that could be developed in Lampung province and surrounding areas .
  Development of laboratory and other support facilities in the garden experiment Natar, BPTP Lampung to support the development of hybrid rice in the province. In addition. said that the development of hybrid rice is one of the answers we seek in the spur increased production mainly to support sustainable food self-sufficiency. In Indonesia the development of hybrid rice is still very low which is only 300 thousand hectares of agricultural land area of 7 million hectares. Therefore, the potential development of hybrid rice is still very wide open in the homeland.
  Alluding to the productivity of hybrid rice that will be developed through the Indonesia-China cooperation, he revealed from the testing laboratory in China can produce around 9-14 tonnes / ha but the reality on the ground can result in a lower that is around 7-8 tonnes / ha When this has been done sending the first stage selected several varieties of hybrid rice from China and currently in the process of spending at the port of Tanjung Priok. After that, it will be shipping a variety of advanced facilities and equipment that will support the plan of hybrid rice development activities in Lampung.