Jakartans, Let's Join Simultaneous Planting Tomorrow Morning
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Maria Inggita
The Jakarta Maritime Agriculture and Food Security (KPKP) Agency is set to hold Tanam Serentak se-DKI Jakarta (Simultaneous Planting throughout Jakarta) with the theme of Urban Farming for Jakarta's Food Security on Friday (3/18) at 8:00.
This is carried out by planting vegetables seeds using soil or hydroponic media
This activity would be attended by more than 1,000 participants in 83 planting spots across 5 municipalities and 1 regency in Jakarta, consisting of several farmer groups (Poktan) such as Independent Agricultural and Rural Training Center (P4S), Poktan Pangan Lestari (P2L), Poktan Kontak Tani Nelayan Andalan (KTNA), Jakarta TP PKK cadres, urban farmers, civil apparatuses (ASN), and others.
Jakarta KPKP Agency Head Suharini Eliawati said the event aimed to support reforestation and maintain environmental quality, and continuously improve food security in each region.
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"This is carried out by planting vegetable seeds using soil or hydroponic media. It can be done in your respective locations together with your groups while maintaining health protocols," she mentioned, Thursday (3/17).
The planting activity was a continuation of urban farming development. This activity was open to the public, not only for farmer groups.
"Registration can be accessed via link bit.ly/PenanamanSerentakDKI," she added.
She explained that the activity also invited some speakers, namely the Director of Horticultural Seeds of the Ministry of Agriculture's Seeds Directorate General Inti Pertiwi Nahswari; Director of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Forestry Statistics of the Central Statistics Agency, Ihsanurijal; and Public Figure and Actor Dik Doank.
"PT Bank DKI will provide door prizes for participants. Besides, the Ministry of Agriculture will assist in providing seeds for participants, such as curly chilies, large chilies, cucumbers, and eggplants," she conveyed.
It is also supported by PT. East-West Seed Indonesia (Cap Panah Merah) which provided alisha melon and bok choy seeds for participants.
"We hope the community can understand urban farming and be more enthusiastic in developing it," she closed.
