The agricultural sector is one of the sectors prioritized for development this year. Stable national food security is one of the main goals of the current government program. There are several problems in the agricultural sector, including the reduction in the area of ​​land converted into plantations, the entry of imported rice into Indonesia, and the increase in the need for rice. The above matters make the agricultural sector important to maintain and develop. In accordance with the North Halmahera WS PSDA Pattern which was prepared in 2020, in the North Halmahera WS there are proposals / potential irrigation areas that can be developed but have not been included in the Regulation of the Minister of Public Works Number 14 of 2015. In the context of developing new Irrigation Areas or increasing existing irrigation land in the North Halmahera WS, one of which is DI. Soamaetek covering an area of ​​223 Ha, DI. Kusuri covering an area of ​​178 Ha and DI. Paca-Leleoto covering an area of ​​159 Ha, where the irrigation area is part of North Halmahera Regency, has very good potential in terms of soil conditions, topography, and water sources. Therefore, in the 2023 Budget Year through the Head of the Water Resources Division of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Service of North Halmahera Regency, the Planning Review of DI. Soamaetek, DI. Kusuri, and DI. Paca – Leleoto will be carried out.

In the supplementary channel, there is an existing water gate that functions to irrigate rice fields in Leleoto Village where the water gate belongs to the Agriculture Service in North Halmahera Regency. From interviews with residents and farmers at the activity location when heavy rain occurs, the supplementary channel is unable to accommodate rainwater so that water overflows from the supplementary channel into the rice fields. And with the presence of the water gate, the water flow in the supplementary channel becomes not smooth because the water gate is too small. Farmers hope that the water gate will be dismantled and enlarged so that it does not obstruct the flow of water during floods and the supplementary channel will be widened again. Our suggestion is that because the asset belongs to the Agriculture Service, we cannot dismantle the water gate, so we suggest that the water gate be dismantled and replaced with a larger water gate design by first coordinating with the Agriculture Service.