Amran: Rice Field Land Recovery Affected by Sumatra Floods is the Responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture The recovery of agricultural land is being accelerated to ensure the planting season does not delay again. Red: Gita Amanda

REPUBLICA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman confirmed that the repair of rice fields damaged by floods in Sumatra is the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan). The central government is preparing seeds, agricultural machinery (alsintan), and irrigation repairs to ensure the restoration of the land proceeds quickly and thoroughly. He detailed the affected land areas in several provinces. In North Sumatra, 33,000 hectares were affected, while Aceh reached 119,000 hectares. Of the total, around 4,000 hectares experienced complete submersion. "The total damage we see is widespread, the rice fields are already flattened. Some were ready for harvest in a week, then two weeks later, suddenly the flood came. It is sad to see our fellow citizens. I said starting yesterday we immediately began identification, CPCL (Prospective Farmers and Prospective Locations) are provided with their documents. Preparations at the latest by the first week of ...