Management of Ex-Tin Mining Land for Rice Cultivation as an Effort to Achieve Food Security

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10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_132How to use a DOI?

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Innovation; Ex-Mining Land; Food; Rice

ABSTRACT

The innovation of ex-tin mining land management is an activity of managing ex-mining land for the purpose of rice cultivation. The activity takes place in Sinar Jaya Jelutung Village, Sungailiat District, Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province. The rice field is an area of land developed as a result of collaboration of the Bangka Regency Government, represented by the Bangka Regency Agriculture Service, and local farmers who are members of the Mekar Farmer Group. The management of the former tin mining land into rice fields began in 2015. The area of land that has been successfully managed is currently ± 7 ha. At the beginning of this activity, 4 hectares of land was successfully processed. The passion of the local farmers had encouraged the Bangka Regency Government to provide assistance and guidance through the Bangka Regency Agriculture Office to the farmers who manage the rice fields. In 2016, the rice fields were able to produce 17.2 tons of GKP rice. The production was increased the following year and the amount reached 48 tons of GKP. This was a wonderful achievement considering the land was a former tin mining area. The success of this activity was attributed to the hard work of all parties involved and the application of rice cultivation technology accompanied by the proper implementation of SOPs. The land is an area that integrates rice fields and cow farming with a profit sharing system. The cow dung is a source of organic matter that can be utilized to improve soil structure in the former tin mining land. The utilization of the ex-tin mining land has also been adopted by farmer groups and individual farmers in several villages in Bangka Regency for the cultivation of other food crops such as corn and cassava, important horticultural crops such as chili, and plantation crops. This activity has an impact on the fulfilment of food needs and increasing food security in Bangka Regency.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Syahbudin
AU  - Pan Budi Marwoto
AU  - Darol Arkum
AU  - Pitoyo
AU  - Elius Gani
AU  - Muhammad Defrianto
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/28
TI  - Management of Ex-Tin Mining Land for Rice Cultivation as an Effort to Achieve Food Security
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Environment, Agriculture and Tourism (ICOSEAT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1001
EP  - 1004
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_132
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_132
ID  - 2022
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