Laporan Studi Lapangan (Field Trip) di UPT. Benih Induk Padi Tanjung Morawa (TAMORA) Kabupaten Deli Serdang

Abstract

UPT. Balai Benih Induk Padi Tanjung Morawa adalah salah satu institusi perbenihan di Provinsi Sumatera Utara yang bertugas melaksanakan perbanyakan benih padi. Tujuannya untuk menjaga ketersediaan dan kualitas benih padi yang bersertifikat sehingga dapat dan layak diedarkan kepada masyarakat. Kegiatannya adalah melaksanakan perbanyakan benih padi kelas Benih Dasar (BD) menjadi Benih Pokok (BP). Balai ini juga sebagai perpanjangan tangan pemerintah dalam penerapan kebijakannya mengenai subsidi sarana produksi pertanian seperti banih, pupuk dan pestisida. Selain itu, dalam penerapan program ppertanian yang dilakukan pemerintah pusat dalam mewujudkan swasembada pangan di Sumatera Utara seperti Padi Centra, Bimas, Inmas dan Ekstensifikasi pertanian agara dapat terealisasi dengan baik. The Tanjung Morawa Rice Seed Center (UPT) is a seed institution in North Sumatra Province tasked with carrying out rice seed multiplication. Its goal is to maintain the availability and quality of certified rice seeds so that they can be distributed to the public. Its activities include carrying out the multiplication of Basic Seed (BD) class rice seeds into Staple Seed (BP). This center also acts as an extension of the government in implementing its policies regarding subsidies for agricultural production inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. In addition, it is in the implementation of agricultural programs carried out by the central government to achieve food self-sufficiency in North Sumatra such as Padi Centra, Bimas, Inmas, and agricultural extensification so that they can be realized properly.