Heru Attends Agro Education Tour with Orphanage Children

Jakarta Acting Governor, Heru Budi Hartono attended an agro-education tourism activity with orphanage children at Agro Education Tour, South Jakarta, Friday (1/13) morning. This activity is one of the efforts to educate the nation's next generation in maintaining food security.

Congratulations on participating in the agricultural product educational tour with the children

He came accompanied by Acting City Secretary, Uus Kuswanto; South Jakarta Mayor, Munjirin; Jakarta Social Agency Head, Premi Lasari; Jakarta Maritiem, Agriculture, and Food Security Agency (KPKP) Head, Suharini Eliawati; and Jakarta Communications, Informatics, and Statistics Agency Acting Head, Raides Aryanto.

"I welcome and appreciate the efforts of the related units to provide learning about gardening activities to children that we are proud of. It is one of the efforts in educating the next generation of the nation in maintaining food security," he expressed, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release.

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He explained that he said Agro-education Tour is the right location as an example of land use for integrated farming, raising livestock and fish farming using modern technology, introducing business potential and consumption of agricultural products, as well as being a means of education and tourism for Jakartans.

"Earlier we saw, there are quite a lot of plants and have used a smart green system," he explained.

With this activity, children could be more interested in and get to know the world of gardening. "It is because gardening will also teach them about patience and perseverance, which is a big capital in life," he asserted.

He went on to say that the Jakarta administration continues to synergize with all elements of society to improve the economy and food security in Jakarta. It was because if Jakarta was successful in producing a young generation capable of maintaining food security, it could also have a positive influence on national food security.

"Congratulations on participating in the agricultural product educational tour with the children assisted by the Social Agency. May God always provide convenience for our every effort in realizing a resilient Jakarta City. Because the success of Jakarta is for Indonesia," he expressed.

Jakarta Maritime, Agriculture, and Food Security Agency Head, Suharini Eliawati added that the administration would involve stakeholders, including orphanage children, to achieve food security.

"Today's activity is intended for the people of Jakarta and its surroundings to learn about agriculture," she said.

According to him, land use by planting, raising livestock, and cultivating fish could be carried out in an integrated manner as was done in today's activity. A location like this could be an example of optimal land use by using modern technology as well as a means of education and tourism for Jakartans.

"With a 2.5-hectare-land area, we can enjoy everything here. When the activity is done, we may bring plant seeds to be developed in our respective areas. We always say your yard is your source of food. So, there is no word not to do agriculture, whatever limited land we are ready to prepare the seeds," she explained.

She added that on this land, the visitors can harvest 180 kg of fruits, 65 kg of vegetables, 50 kg of corn, 15 kg of oyster mushrooms, 300 kg of fish, 300 eggs, and 37,500 ml of milk, and learn to grow chilies, eggplants, and tomatoes about 200 trees.

The total number of participants who took part in the harvest was 100 people from Putra Utama 1 Duren Sawit Social Institution (PSAA), East Jakarta; Putra Utama 2 Social Institution (PSAA), Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta; Putra Utama 3 Social Institution (PSAA), Tebet, South Jakarta; and the Deaf and Speech Blind Social Institution (PSBNRW) Cahaya Batin, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.

"We keep being committed to improving the economy and food security in Jakarta. Let's participate actively to make our environment greener with productive plants so that Jakarta's food security will be better, the environment will be more comfortable, and the people will be more prosperous," she closed.