DUA DASA WARSA KEMANDIRIAN BERAS JAWA TENGAH

Two Decades of Central Java Rice Self-Reliance

Abstrak

Rice is a strategic   commodity on national food security system. Considering the on decreasing of national and world  rice stock, the significance    of giving much  emphasis on rice reliability   is increasingly  apparent. This  article describes   the trend of Central Java rice production  capacity and selfreliance.   This analysis is based on statistics from BPS-Statistics    of Jawa Tengah Province.   For the last  two decades, Central Java has been  enhancing the rice self-reliance    for the population.   However, as the growth rate of rice productions is less than the growth rate of population,   so trend of rice available    per capita is decreasing.   Harvested area and yield  rate in some lowland   rice areas is going on decrease.   By sides, the total annual production   and yield  can not  been  continuously     increased. Land conversion,   water stress requirement,   soil  sickness, and infestation   of pests and diseases are critical  factors on increasing the rice  production capacity.   Intensification     quality improvement program, extensive   upland rice area, eliminate   loses  that caused by flood,  drought, pests and diseases are strategic  options.   Social economic and institutional innovation,   capital formation,  and infrastructures should significantly    support   such  scheme.   To keep on those efforts,  it is necessary to characterize the existing   paddy area and the paddy potential   zone based on production   performance,    its obstacles and problems.   The characterization results could  be a policy  direction   on determines   the selective innovation,   production factor,  capital formation,   and infrastructure needs.