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Proceedings - Balai Penelitian Tanah

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REHABILITATION/DEVELOPMENT OF SEED PRODUCTION<br />

CAPACITY<br />

Shea et al.<br />

Conflict, earthquakes and the tsunami have severely depleted local<br />

seed production capacity at all levels, including human resources.<br />

Almost all of the seed station facilities and seed production and<br />

processing capacity in Aceh were destroyed in the conflict. The<br />

tsunami also caused loss of seed stock and damaged land where<br />

seeds were produced. As a result, most of the certified seed and<br />

planting stock used during rehabilitation and reconstruction has come<br />

from outside Aceh. To facilitate and sustain reconstruction and<br />

development in the agriculture sector, adequate quantities of certified<br />

seed and planting material (high-quality, locally adapted, and local<br />

accepted materials) are required, and these must reach farmers well<br />

in advance of the planting season. To achieve this, a comprehensive<br />

and integrated strategy/development program has been developed by<br />

the Agriculture Services working together with consultant team for<br />

ETESP. As part of this program, ETESP has provided funding for 4<br />

Provincial Seed Centers (Soybeans, Groundnuts, Horticulture and<br />

Rice). All these centers will be completed in 2008, and brought into<br />

production by the end of the year.<br />

Provincial Seed Center for Horticulture, Saree, Aceh Besar District<br />

The Provincial Seed Center for Horticulture is located in Saree, Aceh<br />

Besar, and covers about 47 ha of farmlands, with another 1000 ha of<br />

government agricultural land lying adjacent to the center. This is a<br />

valuable resource. In addition to the valuable land resource, the site<br />

has established infrastructure including office buildings, warehouses,<br />

screen houses, staff housing, gravity flow water system, and<br />

electricity. The Center lies adjacent to the Saree Agriculture Training<br />

Center which has training classrooms, dormitories/accommodation for<br />

students, staff housing, and land and greenhouses for practical<br />

training. The two centers were damaged and left largely abandoned<br />

during the conflict period, and have now been rehabilitated and<br />

brought back into service.<br />

Provincial Seed Center for Rice, Keumala, Pidie District<br />

Rice is the most important agriculture crop in NAD, and is cultivated<br />

on 367,537 ha of wetland farmlands. An estimated 57,000 of wetland<br />

farmlands (rice fields) were damaged by the tsunami, and are in the<br />

process of rehabilitation. Most slightly and moderately damaged<br />

farmlands are back into production, and overall protection is back to<br />

pre-tsunami levels.<br />

International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia

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