Farmers are complaining about lack of Rubber Garden Extension

Rubber farmers in the village of Pingaran Hulu complained about the lack of agricultural extension workers 

Rubber farmers in the village Pingaran Hulu of District  Astambul complained of lack of extension agents who provide guidance to them on a rubber plantation in their village.According to one farmer Yanto rubber plantations, is tens of years they have never been visited by extension agents. This he said makes it difficult for farmers to plant rubber plantation there are attacks of disease.
"Sometimes there are attacks of disease, we would ask anyone confused, while there is no extension on duty here," he said yesterday.Not to mention the problems of fertilizer aid which he said they never received. "Never mind the help of fertilizer, seed aid is not there," he said.Meanwhile, Head of the Department of Agriculture Plantation Plantation and Livestock (Distanbunak) Banjar, Ir Affani said if the issue of procurement authority extension is not located at his side."For the extension matter there's not our job, but it is the task Bapeluh (Agency Counseling), as a matter of counsel in them," he said.Well the relief Affani added, it does not yet exist to provide assistance to the village of Ulu Pingaran because there is no proposal requests for help are up to it."Until now there is no suggestion that goes into our party, so we want to help what?" He asked.He therefore urged the farmers if it's rubber plantation in Ulu Pingaran village or other villages expect help, is welcome to make suggestions / proposals to the side of aid is expected in the realm of the plantation fields."It can make a proposal or proposals written by farmer groups who were there by knowing the local Pambakal, submit to our side, we will process," he explained.While Noorifansyah Fani, Chief Bapeluh Banjar, according to Village Pingaran Ulu is current for the extension of plantation areas were not placed there, because Pingaran Ulu area designated as an agricultural area of ​​food security, so the instructor in charge there is more focus to the agricultural food security."But if farmers find it necessary extension rubber plantations, please make suggestions," he said.It also suggests that there are things that need to be consulted or asked about the rubber plantations, farmers can also directly ask the officer who is in BPP (Agency for Agricultural Extension) Sub Astambul."Sialahkan come there, God willing, the trainers there all ready to help, if necessary extension Pingaran plantation in the village of Ulu, please also make proposals to us," explained Noorifansyah.