Proceedings - Balai Penelitian Tanah
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Abubakar and Basri<br />
Table 5. Paddy productivity on damaged land in western coast of NAD<br />
No. District Sub District<br />
Class<br />
damage<br />
Productivity (ton/ha)<br />
2006 2007<br />
1 Aceh Besar Peukan Bada Light 3.0 – 4.0 3.5 – 4.5<br />
Medium 2.5 – 3.0 3.0 – 4.0<br />
Lhoknga Light 3.0 – 3.7 4.0 – 4.5<br />
Medium nd 3.5 – 4.0<br />
Lhoong Light 3.0 – 3.5 3.5 – 4.2<br />
Medium nd 3.2 – 4.0<br />
Baitussalam Light 3.0 – 3.5 4.0 – 4.5<br />
Medium nd 3.0 – 4.0<br />
2 Aceh Jaya Jaya Light 2.0 – 3.5 3.5 – 3.7<br />
Medium nd 2.0 – 3.5<br />
Sampoinit Light 2.0 – 3.5 3.5 – 4.0<br />
Medium nd 2.0 – 3.5<br />
Teunom Light 3.6 – 4.0 4.0 – 4.3<br />
Medium nd 3.0 – 3.4<br />
Panga Light 3.5 – 4.0 3.7 – 4.2<br />
Medium nd 3.1 – 3.3<br />
Krueng Sabe Light 3.5 – 4.0 4.0 – 4.5<br />
Medium 2.0 – 3.0 3.0 – 3.5<br />
3 Aceh Barat Meurebo Light 2.0 – 2.5 3.5 – 4.5<br />
Medium nd 2.0 – 2.5<br />
Sama Tiga Light 2.0 – 2.5 2.5 – 3.0<br />
Medium nd 2.0 – 2.5<br />
Arongan Lambalek Light 2.0 – 2.5 2.5 – 3.0<br />
Medium nd nd<br />
Sources: Agriculture extension agency reports and estimation<br />
nd = no data<br />
CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLANGES<br />
Field observations in June 2008 showed that besides lightly damaged<br />
land, some of the medium damaged agricultural land in Aceh Besar<br />
has been recovered as potential rice field, such as in Lhoong Sub<br />
District, Aceh Besar (Figure 3).<br />
Damaged rice fields in Lhoong (mostly inceptisols - mineral soils),<br />
have been cultivated at least three times since 2006. Only some of<br />
medium damaged rice field in Aceh Barat and Nagan Raya has been<br />
rehabilitated and cultivated. Several constarints faced in rehabilitation<br />
of heavily damaged land in the western coastal areas are: (1) most<br />
rice field are on peat soil, (2) irrigation channels are still blocked, (3)<br />
weed regrowth (bak raboo) was very fast on peat soil, so that farmers<br />
needed extra efforts to clear the fields, and (4) in some areas irrigation<br />
channels are not available, so that the rice crop is completely<br />
dependant on rainfall.<br />
International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia