PKBL Pindad Invites Residents Harvesting Organic Vegetable

After 30 days of planting, finally the Urban Farming activity / gardening village managed by PKBL PT. Pindad (Persero) produced results. A total of 11 kg of Sosin vegetables and 15 kg of Pakcoy vegetables were successfully harvested, Friday, September 20th 2019 at Pindad TPST site.

The first harvest was carried out with smallholder farmers, Sukapura Urban Village residents, Agriculture Service Representatives and Pindad Representatives. A total of 15 residents who live in RW 09, Sukapura sub-district, Kiaracondong sub-district, were included in the use of the Pindad TPST land, specifically in the Urban Farming / gardening village program.

Meanwhile, the harvested organic vegetables will be sold to the market and sales result will be sent to the cultivating farmers through a coordinator. This activity is part of the Community Development Program to build community awareness of healthy lifestyles and provide economic growth for smallholder farmers.

This program replaces the government program in terms of community empowerment in the framework of alleviating / reducing poverty.

Previously, PT Pindad (Persero) together with the community group of RW 09 on Jalan Cidurian Utara RT 05 RW 09, Kel Sukapura, Kec. Kiaracondong utilizes TPST land as a Community Development program by conducting urban agriculture. The program began with the holding of the Kampung Berkebun training for community members of RW 09 at TPST Pindad, Wednesday (8/22).

This training discusses how to breed, transfer seeds to polybags, to move plants to the ground, to select vegetables that are suitable for harvest. This training was given directly by the Bandung Food and Agriculture Office. Corporate Secretary (ad interim) of PT Pindad, Herryawan Roosdyanto explained that this activity was a form of company attention to the surrounding community through the Partnership and Community Development Program.

Based on current trends, Urban farming has become a lifestyle because of the increasing awareness of urban communities for a healthy lifestyle. Urban agriculture is a concept of conventional agriculture. What distinguishes this activity is in the practitioner and planting media. Conventional agriculture is more oriented to the production results, while urban agriculture is more about the character of the practitioner, namely urban society. Planting activities in this limited environment is aimed as an addition to protect the environment while providing economic benefits.