Governor Supports Japanese Technology Application For Paddy Fields Management

Denpasar (Antara Bali) - Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has supported the development plan of post-harvest paddy in a modern way using Satake Japan technology to process grain.

"At present, farmers` harvest price of paddy grains has been very drastically declining despite the grain price being set at minimum," the governor said here on Thursday.

The satake technology application is expected to help maintain the stability of grain prices and increase the income of farmers.

Meanwhile, Satake Company`s Director Shoichi Tanaka stated that the technology machine used in processing grain has a capacity to dry up wet rice of up to 150 tons per day.

The dried grain can also be stored for six to eight months using the technology. Thus, it can prevent overstocking of unhulled grains that causes price declination.

Tanaka added that the processing of grain using satake produces unbroken rice, with the possibility of only 10-15 percent damage.

That is far different from the ones produced by a traditional system that produces only 60 percent of rice from dry paddy, with large quantities of broken rice grains.

"The technology will help maintain the stability of grain prices in the market. Not only that, there is no dust produced during the process. Hence, this technology is really environmentally friendly," he remarked.(WDY)