KPKP Encourages Jakartans to Plant Chili
access_time July 10 2019 04:29 PM remove_red_eye 1577
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Maria Inggita
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Maria Inggita
Jakarta Maritime Agriculture and Food Security (KPKP) Department encourages people to use their small space in their houses to plant chili. This method can be run to anticipate scarcity of food supplies, such as chili.
Thus we want to intensify urban farming program using various technology
"As we know, scarcity can lead to inflation. Thus we want to intensify urban farming program using various technology. One of our target is to plant chili," stated Darjamuni, Jakarta KPKP Department Head, Wednesday (7/10).
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"Recently, we try to develop hybrid chili plant cultivation on 1 hectare land in Ciangir, Tangerang, Banten. We predict to harvest about 5 tons of chili from that cultivation by the end of July," he explained.
Besides chili, his side also develops other national main commodities such as shallots, banan, and California papaya.
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