Commission A Member Eyes Potential of Urban Farming in Pondok Pinang
Reported by Mustaqim Amna | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD)'s Commission A Member August Hamonangan accompanied by South Jakarta Maritime, Agriculture and Food Security (KPKP) Sub-agency, visited the Grogol Riverbank in the Pondok Indah Housing Complex, RW 14, Pondok Pinang, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta.
I'm appreciating people in RW 14 who wish to transform the riverbank into urban farming
The visit itself aimed to survey and find out whether a 3,000-square meter land on the riverbanks could be used as an urban farming location or not.
"As a matter of fact, the riverbank's water conditions are less supportive thus we need to study it further," the council member expressed, Wednesday (7/8).
Commission A Member Strongly Supports Trigona Honey Bee CultivationTo use it as urban farming, he assessed, the land should be planted with trees. Yet it should get an approval first from the Parks and Urban Forest Sub-agency.
"I'm appreciating people in RW 14 who wish to transform the riverbank into urban farming," he said.
At the same time, South Jakarta KPKP Sub-agency Head Hasudungan admitted his sub-agency would find solution to realize the hopes of the residents in RW 14.
"We ask them to prepare a place, while plant seeds from us," he stressed.
