MARINE And Fisheries Department of Poso Distrit, finally able to breathe. The pilot pond of mina rice that was initiated several months ago, by cooperating with the Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Central Sulawesi Province, can now make the first harvest.
Monday, May 15, 2017 and then, Deputy Regent of Poso Ir. Samsuri, M.Si, seems very enthusiastic to do the first harvest of patchouli fish, mas and mujair fish by the way of fishing. “Well, the fishes are many, this can be developed in other villages”, said the vice regent after fishing the fish as a symbol of the implementation of the first harvest, in the village of Lape, Coastal Poso District.
In his speech, the Vice Regent of Poso conveyed that the first harvest of fish kept among rice crops in the middle of rice field is actually not new, especially in Java. Nothing said by the vice regent, in Java agricultural land is very limited. Apparently in Lape village can also be applied the system of ‘rice mina’. Therefore, the vice regent appealed, for the existing pilot pond, the cultivation can be more serious again. “This can be our encouragement, this experience is very valuable, especially for the farmers group to try the cultivation of ‘mina padi’.
At the end of his speech, Deputy Regent of Poso Ir. Samsuri, M. Si felt the need to express his gratitude to the Governor through the Department of Marine and Fisheries of Central Sulawesi Province which has been Poso Regency as the central area of freshwater fish production.
Separately, the Secretary of Lape Village, Romansa, S. Sos, outlines some matters related to the ‘mina padi’ fish farming. One of them Romansa word is the existence of herons, lizards and cork fish that can disrupt the development of fish. “The feed is also limited, if the government from both provinces and districts can help and provide solutions, such cultivation is very beneficial to the community”, said Romansa.
In the first harvest of the fish, also attended by Head of Department of Marine and Fisheries of Central Sulawesi Province. Ir. Hasanudin Aco, MP, Head of Marine and Fisheries Office of Poso Regency, Ir. Yusak Mentara, the related Witnesses, Tripika element of the coastal Poso District, Lape Village Head, along with all elements of the Lape Village community. **
Reporter: Darwis waru
