Strategy for Increasing Production of Rice Commodity in East Halmahera Regency

Muhammad Abdullah, Nurdin Brasit, Muh. Hatta Jamil

Abstract: This research aimed to describe the condition and potential production of rice paddy commodities, to analyze the constraints of the factors of impediment and inhibiting and to formulate strategies to increase the production of paddy rice commodities in East Halmahera Regency. The method of analysis used is descriptive method and SWOT analysis. The results showed that the strategy of increasing production (b) increase the utilization of land resources maximally, (c) Improve the management of irrigation water well, (d) improve the function of gapoktan, (e) (f) increase farmers' efforts to reduce production costs, (f) increase training and extension to farmers in utilizing appropriate production technologies, (g) conduct field schools for farmers, (h) maximally improve irrigation water management throughout the rice fields, (i) reduce land use by giving capital to farmers (j) farmers should use adaptive varieties on climate, (k) government policy to suppress price fluctuations of paddy rice commodities

Keywords: Driving and inhibiting factors, Increasing strategy, Paddy rice, Production