Indonesian Rubber Producers Potential to be the World's Largest

BANJARMASIN - Indonesia will become the major world supplier of rubber, beating two other major producers, Thailand and Malaysia. According to Director General Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products (P2HP) Ministry of Agriculture, Zainal Bahrudin, the two countries were not able to increase production because of limited land development.

Currently, Indonesia is a country of the world's largest rubber producer after Thailand with a production of 2.751 million tons. However, he said, in terms of area, Indonesia has a land area of the world's largest rubber is 3.42 million hectares. "The land is still big enough to Indonesia will be able to world's biggest rubber producer, given the rubber plantations of Thailand and Malaysia can not be more developed," he said to announce "Clean Bokar National Movement" (GNBB) Tungkap Village District Simpang Empat Banjar Regency South Kalimantan , Wednesday.

Unfortunately, he said, the productivity of rubber Indonesia is still very low at only 994 kg / ha / year. The numbers are much lower than Thailand which reached 1690 kg / ha / year.
Meanwhile, Malaysian rubber productivity of 1430 kg / ha / year and India can reach 1800 kg / ha / year.

In addition, he said, the rubber started memperhatian management of the process of planting, fertilizing, tapping up to management to the people processed rubber material (bokar). "I believe the election correctly seeds followed by the quality control from planting until harvest, will be able to increase rubber production in Indonesia," he said.

Governor of South Kalimantan (Kalimantan) Rudy Ariffin said the current 30 percent of the gross regional income (GDP) South Kalimantan is supported by the agricultural sector among other rubber plantations. That amount, he said, is the greatest value than any other sector, even compared to coal mining sector, though. "South Kalimantan is rich in coal mines, but it still supported the largest GDP of agriculture sector," he said.

Governor of South Sumatra (South Sumatra) Alex Noerdin who was also present at the event, said the current rubber farmers concern and priority for the South Sumatra provincial government to get coaching.
"I promise in five years from South Sumatra and South Kalimantan provinces will be drivers of Indonesia as the largest rubber producing countries of the world beat Malaysia," he said.

Currently, he said, the institute focus on developing excellent rubber seedlings to be developed or supplied to a rubber-producing areas such as Kalimantan. In addition to the Governor of South Sumatra, Jambi AM Regional Secretary Firdaus also present at the event were representative of the Governor of Jambi Zulkfili Nurdin who was unable to attend due to review the location of the flood.

The presence of three leaders of the South Kalimantan province in order to receive the award for being able to develop rubber plantations of the Minister of Agriculture is also due to attend the canceled attend cabinet meetings.

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