Bali Maintains Food Security

Denpasar (Antara Bali) - The world's famous tourist island of Bali said it does not worry about food security despite the long drought which has hit various areas in the country.

Bali maintains surplus in food production mainly the  staple rice  and soybean production, head of the food crop division of the provincial agriculture office Ida Bagus Wisnuardana said here on Friday.

"There is no problem in food security in Bali in the next several years," he said.

Ida Bagus said  Bali has 84,118 hectares of fields which are grown with rice  and soybean by turns with production of  471,601 tons rice equivalent per year.

It is more than  enough for Bali, he said, adding Bali  with a population of  4.1 million needs around  455,130 tons of rice  including for the millions of  tourists visiting that island every year.

The surplus of around 16,450 tons is sent to Java, he said.(IGT)