THE DISTRIBUTION AND ADOPTION OF RICE VARIETIES IN LAMPUNG PROVINCE
DR Mustikawati (a) dan FY Adriyani (a*)

a)The Assessment Institute of Agricultural Technology (AIAT) Lampung, Jl. ZA Pagar Alam No. 1A Rajabasa, Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia
*)fyadriyani[at]gmail.com

Abstract

The IAARD has released several new superior varieties (NSV) with the abbreviation Inpari (Irrigation Rice Inbred), namely Inpari 1 to Inpari 44. The released varieties have diverse characteristics. Some of Inpari^s varieties have been tested and disseminated to farmers in Lampung. This paper was to determine the distribution of Inpari varieties in Lampung and the main problem in NSV adoption. Data was collected through the literature study, secondary data from related agencies and interview with key person. The data obtained was analyzed descriptively. The result showed that the distribution of Inpari varieties were still not widely developed in Lampung Province. The dominant use of Inpari varieties were Inpari 30 variety, which were 10.04% in 2017 and 6.96% in 2018. While other Inpari varieties were below 1%. The main problem in NSV adoption is the NSV^s characteristics that suitable with farmers preference and environment and also the seed availability.

Keywords: Paddy, Preference, Variety.

Topic: Crop Production and Environment