PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya (FSTJ) is about to receive a supply of grain from 6,210 hectares of land in collaboration with farmers in a number of areas.

Grain produced from the 6,210 hectares of land is estimated to reach 70,000 tons a year to be supplied to Jakarta

PT FSTJ President Director Pamrihadi Wiraryo detailed, the collaboration in Lampung covered 900 hectares, Sidoarjo 700 hectares, Sragen 400 hectares, Demak 210 hectares, Cilacap 1,000 hectares, Subang 1,000 hectares, Karawang 500 hectares, and Indramayu 1,500 hectares.

"The area of the collaboration that has been realized exceeds the targeted area in 2021 which reaches 6,000 hectares," he expressed, Thursday (4/22).

Through this collaboration, he explained, the Gapoktan (combined farmer groups) played a role in preparing land and farmer procurement. As for the PT FSTJ provided assistance for getting the best quality of grain in an equitable collaboration process on the cooperated land.

"Grain produced from the 6,210 hectares of land is estimated to reach 70,000 tons a year to be supplied to Jakarta," he explained.

He added it was also PT FSTJ's effort to revive interregional trade and to ensure the availability of rice supplies for residents.

"The Food Station becomes an off-taker to absorb the harvested grain on cooperated land. Our duty is to ensure the availability of food stocks thus residents do not have to worry about shortages of stock, especially ahead of Ramadan and Eid," he stated.

As for the information, Food Station provides a price guarantee; cut the chain of purchasing grain from farmers thus they can remain prosperous; and this collaboration can be used by farmers to get financing.