West Jakarta Mayor Plants 1.5 Kg of Corn in Pegadungan
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
West Jakarta Mayor, Uus Kuswanto together with West Jakarta Food Security, Maritime and Agriculture Sub-agency planted 1.5 kilogram corn on Raja Unggul urban farming land, Citra III housing complex, Jalan Palem Raja Timur, Block D 11, RT 15/13, Pegadungan Urban Village, Kalideres Sub-district, Friday (8/2).
The planting is one of efforts to realize food security in Jakarta, especially in West Jakarta
Uus said that it was delightful to plant corn seed on 1,000 square meter land together with related regional working unit and resident.
"The planting is one of efforts to realize food security in Jakarta, especially in West Jakarta," Uus said.
Young Generation in Cipedak Urban Village Successfully Runs Urban FarmingIn addition to planting corn, on the same occasion, a pumpkin harvest was also carried out. The harvest was then distributed to local residents, PKK cadres, and RPTRA managers and PPSU officers.
"Our next target is planting chili as food security," he added.
Meanwhile, West Jakarta Food Security, Maritime and Agriculture Sub-agency Head, Novy C Palit, explained the planted corn seeds were Bima type.
"Today we also harvested 750 kilogram of pumpkin from the same location," she explained.
