Pemprov Papua Dorong Ketahanan Pangan, Gubernur Tanam Padi dan Serahkan Alsintan Papua Provincial Government Promotes Food Security, Governor Plants Rice and Hands Over Agricultural Machinery
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Pemerintah Provinsi Papua mendorong penguatan ketahanan pangan melalui pengembangan lahan pertanian dan dukungan sarana produksi bagi petani. Upaya tersebut ditandai dengan penanaman padi perdana di Kampung Swentab, Distrik Kemtuk Gresi, Kabupaten Jayapura, Sabtu (28/3/2026). The Papua Provincial Government is promoting stronger food security through the development of agricultural land and support for farmers' production facilities. The effort was marked by the first rice planting in Swentab Village, Kemtuk Gresi District, Jayapura Regency, on Saturday (March 28, 2026).
JAYAPURA - Pemerintah Provinsi Papua mendorong penguatan ketahanan pangan melalui pengembangan lahan pertanian dan dukungan sarana produksi bagi petani. Upaya tersebut ditandai dengan penanaman padi perdana di Kampung Swentab, Distrik Kemtuk Gresi, Kabupaten Jayapura, Sabtu (28/3/2026).
Gubernur Papua Matius D. Fakhiri secara langsung melakukan penanaman padi sekaligus menyerahkan 43 unit alat dan mesin pertanian (alsintan) kepada petani.
“Kehadiran saya di Kampung Swentab ini dalam rangka penanaman padi perdana sekaligus pembagian alat pertanian,” ujar Fakhiri.
Penanaman tahap awal dilakukan di lahan seluas dua hektare dan akan dikembangkan hingga 50 hektare. Pemerintah daerah menargetkan kawasan tersebut menjadi salah satu sentra produksi pangan di Papua.
Menurut Gubernur, bantuan alsintan diharapkan dapat meningkatkan produktivitas petani serta mendorong pemanfaatan lahan pertanian secara optimal.
Ia juga mengajak masyarakat untuk terus mengembangkan sektor pertanian sebagai bagian dari upaya memperkuat kemandirian pangan di Papua. ***
JAYAPURA — The Papua Provincial Government is promoting stronger food security through the development of agricultural land and support for farmers' production facilities. The effort was marked by the first rice planting in Swentab Village, Kemtuk Gresi District, Jayapura Regency, on Saturday (March 28, 2026).
Papua Governor Matius D. Fakhiri personally carried out the rice planting and at the same time, handed over 43 units of agricultural equipment and machinery (alsintan) to farmers.
"My presence in Swentab Village is for the first rice planting as well as the distribution of agricultural equipment," Fakhiri said.
The initial planting phase was carried out on two hectares of land and will later be expanded to 50 hectares. The regional government is targeting the area to become one of Papua's food production centers.
According to the Governor, the agricultural machinery assistance is expected to increase farmers' productivity and encourage the optimal use of agricultural land.
He also invited the community to continue developing the agricultural sector as part of efforts to strengthen food self-sufficiency in Papua. ***
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