ABSTRACT
Approximately 90% of wetland has a cropping index of 100 (IP 100), while in others crops are no longer planted anymore because their productivity has dropped due to changes in the properties of the soil, its acidity level, Fe poisoning, as well as macro and micro nutrients deficiency. However, it is expected to be a food supplier or substitute for arable land. In the next ten years Indonesia will become one of the biggest importers of rice, if there is no breakthrough in production. Therefore, an increase in production is essential because with the right strategy, nawacita Indonesia will become a world food barn by 2045. At a population growth rate of around 3 million per year and a paddy fields conversion rate of 50-100 thousand hectares per year. On the other hand, the increasing and widespread occurrence of floods, droughts, landslides, tsunamis and others natural disasters as a result of climate change have added to the complexity rice production. Therefore, as a result of these, the government has initiated the Serasi Program, which is the development of 1 million hectares of swamp land in six provinces namely South Sumatra, South Kalimantan, Lampung, Jambi, Central Kalimantan and South Sulawesi in order to increase Indonesia’s future food production. The key to developing wetland in the future is appropriate technological innovation. The Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (Badan Litbang Pertanian) through the Central for Agriculture Land Resources Research and Development (ICARRD) initiated “Trikelola Plus” to support the Serasi Program. The implementation of water management is determined by the type of overflow, while land arrangement depends on the type of commodity, swamplands, tides, and the implementation of balanced fertilization. Furthermore, it is necessary to pay attention to the properties of the soil and its level of fertility along with the obstacles faced. The application of Trikelola Plus innovation, which comprises of water and land management, long with balanced fertilization and the use of various bio pesticides to support the Serasi Program, increases cropping index and productivity.
