Cianjur Regency Government Asks Citizens Not To Panic In Facing An Ascension In Food Prices

Deputy Regent of Cianjur, TB Mulyana Syachrudin (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Cianjur Regency Government, West Java, has asked residents to calmly face the possibility of rising food prices, because various programs have been prepared, such as providing simple food crops to harvest quickly for free.

Deputy Regent of Cianjur, TB Mulyana Syachrudin in Cianjur, Sunday, said that the increase in food prices has the potential to cause inflation, so to meet the supply, the provision of chili, soybean and corn seeds is carried out so that local needs are met.

"The Regent of Cianjur has launched a program for residents to take advantage of vacant land in their homes planted with food crops such as chilies, tomatoes and others, so that local food needs as an effort to suppress inflation can be met," he said, quoted by Antara.

In addition, he continued, his party asked for supervision of related agencies so that social assistance could be given right on target, especially to all lower middle class residents who are likely to be most affected by inflation.

Not only that, the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) within the Cianjur Regency Government was also asked to take advantage of vacant land in the office environment to plant food seedlings, to provide examples of efforts to maintain food security to residents.

"We also ask employees in the Cianjur Regency Government to save energy by not using a lot of electrical equipment, including saving on lighting during the day, including in the community," he said.

Meanwhile, the Cianjur Food Task Force is also asked to monitor food supply and needs every day as well as potential distribution constraints, including making estimated demand for maximum needs for the next 3 months.