On October 29, 2024, the UGM Faculty of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Kana Cooperative and the Agam Regency Government, held counseling for sugarcane farmers in Kanagarian Lawang and Kebagarian Tigo Balai, Matur District. The event, which was held at the Lawang Village Head Office, aimed to introduce a new, more efficient method of planting sugarcane using the ringpit technique.
Low productivity and yield, as well as limited sugarcane supply, are problems faced by all sugarcane farmers. This has an impact on the less-than-satisfactory income of sugarcane farmers. Not only that, but the performance of the sugar industry, which relies on supplies from community sugarcane, is also not optimal. The low productivity and yield are caused by substandard cultivation techniques. The use of suboptimal inputs has an impact on low productivity and sugarcane yield. Therefore, the ringpit technique is a solution to increase the efficiency of water and nutrient absorption.
According to Prof. Dr. Ir. According to Prof. Dr. Irham, M.Sc as a Lecturer at EPA UGM and also Head of the Extension Team of the Faculty of Agriculture UGM, the ringpit technique can increase the efficiency of water and nutrient absorption from sugarcane plants so that the productivity of the plants also increases. Prof. Dr. Ir. Irham, M.Sc. hopes that this technique can be adopted and can provide benefits to sugarcane farmers in Agam Regency. Therefore, this collaborative activity is expected to support the sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially point 1, which is ends poverty.
