Horticulture development in the food estate area of Central Kalimantan Province, covering Pulang Pisau and Kapuas Regencies, helps improve the economy and the welfare of the community. "Through the development of horticulture in this food estate area, we hope that the products produced will further increase people's income," said Central Kalimantan Governor Sugianto Sabran in Palangka Raya, Sunday. The types of horticultural plants developed in the food estate area include fruits in the form of banjar oranges, longan, durian and bananas. Head of the Central Kalimantan Food Crops, Horticulture and Livestock Service (TPHP) Riza Rahmadi added, this is an implementation of the integrated food estate development concept. "So the development of food estates is not only for food crops such as rice, but also horticulture to livestock," he said. He explained, for the development of Siam Banjar citrus cultivation, including in Belanti Siam Village, Pandih Batu District, Pulang Pisau District. Its development so far is considered quite good and has good potential in the future. "In the future we will continue to support production inputs for this horticultural crop," he said. Meanwhile, Mujiono, a farmer in Belanti Siam Village, said that his party welcomes the development of horticultural crops in the food estate area which is integrated with the development of rice farming. In fact, he hopes that in the future the development of horticulture such as Siam Banjar oranges can be further improved and expanded. "We hope that production and production support for the development of Siamese oranges will increase, considering the potential is very good," he added. Mujiono said that the future development of citrus plants would not only be around food crop embankments, but even in other lands in the local village, which his party has also prepared. "This horticulture, such as Siamese oranges, has great potential and sales are also good, sir, not only in Palangka Raya but also in other places," he explained.
Monday, 21 February 2022 09:12
Horticulture in the Food Estate Area Boosts the Economy of the People
