April 9, 2025 | Other Activities
On Monday (April 7), the Head of BPS Pati Regency, Bob Setiabudi, attended the Rice Harvest Festival in Tendas Village, Tayu District, Pati Regency. The event was also attended by the Regent of Pati, Sudewo, along with the regional leadership coordination forum (Forkopimda), the Department of Agriculture, Bulog, PT Pupuk Indonesia Warehouse, River Basin Agency, local government officials including the Tayu Sub-District Head, Tendas Village officials, as well as farmers and farmer groups.
This harvest festival is part of the series of simultaneous harvest activities organized by the Ministry of Agriculture across 14 main rice-producing provinces, with the central event taking place in Majalengka Regency, West Java.
The event began with a crop-cutting sampling (ubinan) carried out by BPS Pati Regency officers, coordinated by the Head of the Food Crops Statistics Team of BPS Pati Regency, Karyadi.
The Regent of Pati, Sudewo, participated in the harvest activities using a combine harvester. Sudewo stated that rice production in Pati Regency is approximately 350 thousand tons in 2024, while unhusked rice (gabah) production reached 520 thousand tons. From January to March 2025, rice production amounted to 137 thousand tons, and unhusked rice production reached 240 thousand tons. This indicates an increase in rice and unhusked rice production in Pati Regency, raising hopes of surpassing the achievements of 2024.
According to BPS data, Pati Regency is one of the food barns in Central Java, ranking fifth in 2024. Beyond the provincial level, Pati is also one of the supporting regencies for the national food supply. Last year, the harvested rice area in Pati reached 10.95 million hectares, with a rice production of 53.14 million tons of dry milled unhusked rice (GKG).
Furthermore, the Regent of Pati and his delegation joined the harvest event virtually (via Zoom Meeting), attended by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, along with ministers and BPS representatives.
Let’s continue to support the advancement of agriculture, especially in Pati Regency, and hope this harvest festival brings prosperity to the community.
