Remember Jokowi's Message When Inaugurated, Army Chief Of Staff Dudung Made Sure The Vacant Land Of The TNI Was Managed By Supporting Food Security

Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Dudung Abdurachman (AnTARA Photo)

YOGYAKARTA - Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Dudung Abdurachman said that thousands of hectares of vacant land owned by the TNI are currently managed as food crops to support national food security. "There are around 9,000 hectares more in collaboration with the Agriculture Service, the results are given to the community," said Dudung when delivering a public lecture on "Organizational Resilience in Strategic and Innovative Leadership" at the Senate Hall of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta, Antara, Monday, October 24. Dudung said the threat to the country is currently not only in the form of war, but also a threat in terms of food availability, energy, and clean water resources. Therefore, according to him, TNI soldiers were deployed to assist government programs to improve security, food sovereignty, and procure clean water facilities to improve people's welfare. "The President's message when I was sworn in was to help the government prosper the community after the COVID-19 pandemic and prosper TNI soldiers," he said. Not only farming, Dudung admitted that he always appealed to TNI soldiers to be able to improve community welfare and increase people's agricultural productivity. "The TNI must be present in the midst of people's difficulties, must provide solutions, and the TNI must live side by side, whatever its activities are," he said. The TNI also supports the procurement of clean water resource facilities for people who have difficulty getting access to clean water. "Now the achievement is 744 points (clean water facilities) spread throughout Indonesia, but the largest majority are in East Nusa Tenggara," he said. For areas that are at risk of being prone to food and stunting, said Dudung, the Babinsa and Koramil ranks have been asked to become foster parents for children whose family members are stunted due to job losses due to the impact of the pandemic. "In areas that are vulnerable, the TNI through babinsa and Koramil becomes foster father for stunting children. We check the extent of the government's program. Last week, the Babinsa entered the residents' houses, checking whether there were residents who did not eat. It could be a 'video call' to the TNI leadership or Pangdam. Don't let any families suffer," said Dudung.