Potential Location for Extensification of Organic Rice Field in Tasikmalaya District

Abstract

Tasikmalaya District is one of the districts that have succeeded in producing export quality organic rice. Organic rice export demand reaches 320 tons per year, while the amount of organic rice production produced is only 20-30 tons, which means it has not been able to fulfill market demand. This potential should be utilized by increasing the amount of organic rice production, one of which is through extensification. The purpose of this study is to determine potential locations for the extensification of organic rice fields as an effort to increase organic rice production to meet market share. This study uses quantitative method and conducts analysis on land capability, land suitability, and irrigation water. The result of the study states that the cultivation area is 14,860.53 hectares, where 10,155.01 hectares of it is suitable for developing rice fields with adequate water availability that can fulfill the water needs of the rice fields