FSTJ Collaborates with Regions Outside Jakarta to Meet the Capital Food Needs
Reported by Wuri Setyaningsih | Translated by Maria Inggita
PT. Food Station Tjipinang Jaya (FSTJ) coordinates and cooperates with entrepreneurs outside Jakarta to supply foods, especially during the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Jakarta.
We will optimize the production facilities and infrastructures to meet the basic needs of Jakartans
FSTJ President Director, Arief Prasetyo Adi conveyed, his side has build cooperation with rice producing areas such as West Java, Central Java, and South Sulawesi.
"We will optimize the production facilities and infrastructures to meet the basic needs of Jakartans, especially during PSBB," he asserted, Saturday (4/11).
City Keeps Socializing Large-scale Social Restrictions in PublicAt the same time, his side will also look for alternative food sources to anticipate the surge in demand during PSBB. Basic necessities that his side provided are including rice, sugar, garlic, eggs, cooking oil, and flour.
Especially for rice, he continued, rice stock at Cipinang Central Rice Market reached 26,747 tons of rice per April 10, 2020. He considered, this amount are still safe for Jakartans.
Its price is vary depend on the types of rice. For IR-64 I rice price is Rp 11,225/kg; IR-64 II Rp 10,525/kg; IR-64 III Rp 8,650/kg; and IR-42 Rp 11,575/kg.
Meanwhile for sugar, his side has distributed 500 tons of sugar to several FSTJ outlets. He also planned to add 4,000 tons sugar from other alternative sources outside of Jakarta.
"No less than 20 container of garlic will also arrive in the near future," he mentioned.