Soybean planting area in 2015 exceeding the target set by the district government by 2,114 hectares,"Pelaihari, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - The Tanah Laut Agriculture, Food Crops and Plantation Agency recorded that soybean acreage this year in the local area reached 2,186 hectares.
"Soybean planting area in 2015 exceeding the target set by the district government by 2,114 hectares," said Section Head of Food Crops Production of Agriculture, Food Crops, and Plantation Agency Sailillah in Pelaihari on Saturday.
According to him, 2,186 hectares of soybean acreage, until July 2015 has been harvested area of ​​629 hectares spread over nine sub-districts in the area.
Of the nine districts producer of soybeans in Tanah Laut, the Sub-district of Takisung is the widest cultivates soybeans in the district.
Actually, he said, the cultivation of soybeans had declined, but with the special operations (Opsus) Pajale in 2013 ago, farming soybeans at the farm level began to rise.
He acknowledged there are still obstacles in the development of soybean farming, such as fluctuating of prices on the market, and the lack of post-harvest facilities infrastructures.
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