JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Chief of Staff of the Presidential Teten Masduki promoted, since it was created Peat Restoration Agency (PRA) in January 2016, the government expects peat restoration program in five years could include 5 million hectares. This year the target of 400 thousand hectares of 2 million hectares of peatland that must be restored.
As reported previously, in the meeting of the Limited, the President Joko Widodo has asserted, to achieve the target of Restoration in 2017 PRA can not work alone, it needs the full support of all ministries, all institutions and local governments.
PRA’s head Fuad Nazir added that it was dropped in 105 villages in the past year to record the aspirations of the people of the importance of peat restoration. He explained, artesian well it fits in addition to community use it with enthusiasm and no severe fires extinguished with wells drilled within 1.5 hours, but usually when peat fires can be up half the night know until 1-2 days.
“This we will intensify in 2017. The wellbore able to cover approximately 12.5 hectares for wetting. So if we can wake up thousands of wells drilled will be hundreds of thousands of hectares will be covered as well in addition to the bulkhead of the canal, “said Fuad.
Regarding aquaculture, Fuad sadi, it had a lot to conserve assisted by farmers. He added, the potential is huge peat at culture land does it with suitable plants in peat land or food crops or fish or dairy farms.
“For cows with 52 tails can bring in income until Rp300-400 million for the farming group in the two years alone,” said Nazir, adding, not to mention the fields suitable for peatlands the potential harvest of 11 tons per hectare 2 times a year.