Sukses Panen Cabe, Petani Desa Tetehosi II Melihat Peningkatan Ekonomi

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DIDATA NIAS | Para petani di Desa Tetehosi II, Kecamatan Gunungsitoli Idanoi, Kota Gunungsitoli telah melaksanakan panen cabe secara meriah pada hari Jumat, 26 April 2024. Prosedur tersebut dipimpin oleh Faoatulo Bate'e, yang juga dikenal sebagai Ama Elvis, seorang anggota berpengaruh dari Kelompok Tani (Poktan) Sumber Rezeki dan pemilik lahan cabai yang sangat subur.

Menurut rri.co.id, Ama Elvis telah berkecimpung dalam budidaya cabe sejak 2021, berkat adanya dana desa sebagai perangsang usaha pertanian di desanya. Bersama anggota keluarganya, Ama Elvis telah merawat lahan yang mencakup seperempat hektar, yang memungkinkan untuk menanam sebanyak 4.500 pohon cabai. Dari lahan tersebut, mereka diperkirakan dapat memanen hingga 3 ton cabai.

“Ini adalah musim panen keenam kami, dan hingga saat ini, kami telah berhasil menjual hampir 700 kilogram cabai. Kami menargetkan untuk memanen total 3 ton cabai dari 4.500 pohon yang telah kami tanam," ujarnya.

Cabai yang dipanen oleh Ama Elvis dan keluarganya terpilih dan diperhatikan karena kualitasnya - segar, berisi, dan berukuran panjang. Kualitas ini menunjukkan bahwa tanaman cabai telah mendapatkan nutrisi yang seimbang dan memadai. Cabai dipasarkan pada harga Rp35.000 per kilogram.

Ama Elvis mengakui bahwa sebelumnya ia bekerja sebagai petani karet. Namun, sejak memulai budidaya cabai sekitar tiga tahun yang lalu, kehidupan ekonominya telah meningkat pesat. Berdasarkan pengalaman positifnya tersebut, dia berencana untuk mengembangkan lahan cabai hingga mencapai ukuran 1 hektar.

Successful Chilli Harvest, Tetehosi II Village Farmers See Economic Improvement

Farmers in Tetehosi II Village, Gunungsitoli Idanoi District, Gunungsitoli City have carried out a lively chili harvest on Friday, April 26 2024. The procedure was led by Faoatulo Bate'e, who is also known as Ama Elvis, an influential member of the Sumber Rezeki Farmers Group (Poktan) and owner of a very fertile chili land.

According to rri.co.id, Ama Elvis has been involved in cultivating chilies since 2021, thanks to village funds to stimulate agricultural businesses in her village. Together with his family members, Ama Elvis has looked after land covering a quarter hectare, which allows him to plant as many as 4,500 chili trees. From this land, they are estimated to be able to harvest up to 3 tons of chilies.

“This is our sixth harvest season, and to date, we have managed to sell almost 700 kilograms of chilies. "We are targeting to harvest a total of 3 tons of chilies from the 4,500 trees we have planted," he said.

The chilies harvested by Ama Elvis and her family are selected and noted for their quality - fresh, full, and long. This quality shows that the chili plants have received balanced and adequate nutrition. Chilies are marketed at IDR 35,000 per kilogram.

Ama Elvis admitted that he previously worked as a rubber farmer. However, since starting chili cultivation about three years ago, his economic life has improved rapidly. Based on this positive experience, he plans to develop his chili land to a size of 1 hectare.