Coordination and Supervision of KSA in Balige District

Balige, Thursday, November 28, 2024 – Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Toba Regency, Sabar Alberto Harianja, together with the Head of the Production Statistics Team, Haposan Aritonang, supervised the Area Sample Framework (KSA) activities in Balige District. Supervision was carried out by directly reviewing the KSA survey location carried out by the KSA field officer, Bona Erik Aritonang in Saribu Raja Janji Maria Village. This supervision includes checking the segment points that are the KSA survey samples. It is hoped that this survey activity can be completed on time while maintaining the quality of the data produced. On that occasion, a discussion was held with farmers who were harvesting rice. Various information in the form of obstacles and hopes of farmers was conveyed.

After conducting supervision, Sabar Alberto Harianja and the team continued coordination to the Balige Sub-district Office. The team was warmly welcomed by the Secretary of the Balige Sub-district, Nova Ike B Pardede. In the meeting, Sabar Alberto Harianja introduced himself as the new Head of BPS Toba Regency and expressed his appreciation for the support from the Head of Balige Sub-district and his staff in supporting every data collection activity carried out by BPS in Balige Sub-district. In addition, he also discussed the implementation of supervision carried out by the BPS team related to the KSA survey in Balige Sub-district. This survey aims to estimate the area of ​​rice and corn harvests in Toba Regency. Some information from farmers in the field, such as the difficulty in obtaining subsidized fertilizers and the quality between subsidized and non-subsidized fertilizers, was also conveyed.

The Secretary of the Head of Balige Sub-district, Nova Ike B Pardede, expressed his gratitude for the visit of the BPS team and expressed his commitment to confirm the BPS findings with the local Village Head. He also expressed his support for BPS activities and hoped that every activity carried out in Balige Sub-district could run smoothly and produce accurate and quality data. Horas.

By HAR-MSH