Support food security, Banyuwangi Regency Government develops biofortification rice

Jakarta – The Banyuwangi Regency government develops biofortification rice (nutritious rice) using environmentally friendly technology. It is known, biofortification rice is a rice grown by increasing its nutritional content. This rice contains a variety of vitamins and minerals needed by the body, such as vitamins A, B1, B3, B12, B9 (folic acid), iron and zinc, so it is good for consumption, especially for pregnant women and children who grow. “This effort is in line with Asta Cita President Prabowo. In addition to the support of food security, the development of nutritional rice also reinforces the development of human resources. It is hoped that the quality of feeding the community will increase. Browse to continue with the content ipuk added, biofortification rice is produced by the genetic modification of rice plants to increase nutritional content. The development of this rice was also carried out by the Banyuwangi Regency government, along with environmentally friendly agricultural producers in Banyuwangi, Pandawa Agri Indonesia, Danone Indonesia and Bulog Banyuwangi. Meanwhile, Pandawa CEO Agri Indonesia has explained Kukuh Roxa Putra, that the development of biofortification rice is currently exported on 60 hectares of land involving dozens of farmers. The country is distributed in a number of areas, such as Blimbingsari, Licin, Glagah, Singojuruh and Sempu. “In 2026 we will expand to 500 hectares by involving 100 farmers,” Kukuh said. In its implementation, his party provides assistance from upstream to downstream to farmers, from seed preparation, soil management, cultivation process, to the treatment of the harvest. With this help, the productivity of rice plants can be increased by 15 percent. Kukuh added, in the process of biofortification rice cultivation, his party also consistently implemented environmentally friendly agriculture. Some of them are by fertilized and rational fertilization by using straw infants to increase the organic matter of the soil, as well as the implementation of a wet wet irrigation system to suppress greenhouse gas emissions. “In addition to saving costs, agricultural engineering is also more environmentally friendly,” he concluded. (ANL/EGA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here