The South Sulawesi Provincial Government has distributed 1.2 million kilograms of rice seeds to be planted on 48 thousand hectares of agricultural land in the first planting season of 2022. Head of the South Sulawesi Food Crops, Horticulture and Plantation Service (TPHBun), Imran Jausi in Makassar, Sunday said that the free seeds distributed through the seed independent program were a breakthrough by Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman to encourage increased rice production. "The number of seeds that have been distributed for this season is 1.2 million kg or 1,200 tons spread across 16 districts of rice production centers in South Sulawesi," he said. April-September), he added. Mandiri Seed is a priority program of the South Sulawesi Provincial Government which was initiated by Governor Andi Sudirman to provide free superior seeds.
In addition, the seeds distributed to the community have minimal use of chemicals and the breeding is carried out in South Sulawesi itself by the provincial government's seed garden installation in collaboration with breeder farmers. in the second planting season in October 2022-March 2023. For the October-March (2021/2022) planting season, he continued, the South Sulawesi Government through the Food Crops, Horticulture and Plantation Service fostered 400 ha of seed breeding involving 234 breeder farmers and the results will be assistance to farmers for planting in MT April-September 2022. "For the next planting season, 1,400 tons of reliable rice seeds will be distributed, to be planted on an area of 56 thousand hectares," he said. According to him, the presence of this program is an effort to build the province's independence. South Sulawesi to meet the seed needs of rice farmers by carrying out Self-breeding at the Seed Garden Installation Office of the Food Crops, Horticulture and Plantation Service in collaboration with captive farmers in producing spread seeds. "The governor has high hopes that through this seed independent program, rice production in South Sulawesi can increase and provide welfare for farmers and their families," he said. In addition, through the seed independent program, South Sulawesi is expected to be independent in seed procurement by building a system seeds from farmer to farmer.
