InfoSAWIT, MELAWI – Regional Board of Lembaga Dakwah Islam Indonesia (LDII) Regency of Melawi conducted technical development about palm oil plantation cultivation in the Village of Batu Nanta, Sub district of Belimbing, Sunday (8/9). It was about to increase palm oil plantation productivity in the regency because many smallholders did not maximally produce from their cultivation.
Chairman of Regional Board of LDII Melawi, Mardianto in his speech said, many villagers cultivated palm oil plantations and got some losses for they could not cover upt the operational costs.
“Many smallholders in Melawi produced less and some even got losses. That is why we conduct this technical development so they would know more about the skills in good agricultural practices,” he said, as InfoSAWIT quoted, Tuesday (10/9/2024)
Taswadi, Chairman in Economy and People’s Empowerment Regional Board of LDII Melawi did deliver significant materlas about selecting superior seeds. “Selecting the wrong/uncertified seeds would make the plant grow well but produce not good fresh fruit bunch,” he said. That is why, Taswadi continued, to get the optimal harvest, the smallholders should notice the main factors, such as, water, shining, numbers of midribs, and fertilization.
He who is also the independent counselor of Melawi Plantation Agency, suggested the smallholders should minimize chemical fertilizers but apply organic ones. “The organic fertilizer application would be more environmental. With the right management, the harvest would be a promise,” Taswadi said.
The activity should deliver better and deeper understanding for the smallholders about the good agricultural cultivation technic and they would increase their plantation productivity to get better harvest. (T2)
