Ganjar Pranowo Harvests Wine And Plants Chili With Farmers In The Capital City

JAKARTA - Who says farming can only be done in villages. In big cities such as Jakarta, farming can also be done and the results are no less great and Ganjar Pranowo participates in harvesting wine.

As did the Women's Farmers Group (KTW) Dsafa in RW 7 Kembangan District, West Jakarta. Using narrow alleys and empty land around the house, they managed to grow various vegetables, fruit and fish cultivation to meet their daily needs. In fact, some products have been successfully sold to the market to improve the residents' economy.

The news of the success of the Kembangan residents in carrying out urban farming reached the ears of the 2024 Presidential Candidate, Ganjar Pranowo. Ganjar, who is currently in Jakarta, immediately visited the place, Saturday, October 7.

And sure enough, when Ganjar arrived, he was immediately greeted with various vegetables planted by residents in narrow alleys on the side of the road. The vegetables lined up neatly, looking fresh and thrived.

"We started this since 2017, Mr. Ganjar, so in the past we wanted to make each alley green by planting various vegetables. It turned out that the results were very good and able to meet the needs of the residents, so this program has continued until now," said Wandi, one of the residents and the person in charge of KTW Dsafa.

Seeing the promising results, residents also took advantage of the vacant land behind the village. The land, which used to be a waste disposal site and filled with shrubs, has now been transformed into a generating Agro Edu Wisata.

"We grow wine, oranges, durians and various vegetables such as kale, lettuce, pokcoy, chilies, tomatoes, celery and others. We also cultivate catfish and mujaer that have been harvested many times, sir," said Khusnul Khotimah, a member of KWT Dsafa Kembangan.

Ganjar was immediately invited to the location of Edu Agro Wisata in question. And that's right, various kinds of fruits and vegetables thrive there. Ganjar was invited to harvest wine and plant chilies by the capital farmers.

"Not only do we consume it ourselves, sir, we can process many products and sell them to the market such as kale chips, lettuce chips, auction flower tea, catfish abon and others," explained Khusnul.

Ganjar kept smiling proud of the spirit of the mothers of KTW Dsafa Kembangan. According to him, what they are doing is a tangible manifestation of the food sovereignty program.

"This is an interesting example, city residents use narrow alleys and vacant land to grow crops and the results can be used to meet their needs. There are young people who are involved like this not only as a place to grow crops, but also as an interesting tourist competition, many people picnic here," he said.

Ganjar emphasized that in fact every family can be sovereign in terms of food. They don't have to depend on other people, because they can grow their own food security independently.

"For example, when the price of chili goes up, they can grow their own. Expensive vegetables can pick their own in the yard. Not even for their own consumption, this can be sold so that it adds to the economy," he explained.

Welcomed Enthusiastically

During the visit to Agro Edu Wisata Kembangan, Ganjar was greeted enthusiastically by thousands of people. From small children to adults, they continued to approach Ganjar to ask for photos and shake hands.

Ganjar also seems to be familiar with the children and serves them cheerfully. There was even a moment when Ganjar carried a toddler by spoiled him and the toddler seemed comfortable being carried by Ganjar for a long time.

"Pak Ganjar won very friendly, populist. Even small children want to be carried and very calm. Mr. Ganjar is full of love and affection for his people," said the resident.