Sumedang, West Java \u2014 The West Java Regional Police (Polda Jawa\nBarat) has facilitated access to financing for corn farming groups under\nthe Kredit Usaha Rakyat (KUR) scheme, without collateral, to end\nfarmers\u2019 dependence on middlemen. West Java Police Chief Inspector\nGeneral Rudi Setiawan, in Sumedang on Saturday, said the financing is\nchannelled through a collaboration between state-owned banks with loan\nfacilities up to Rp100 million without collateral for the groups under\ntheir supervision. \u2018The Kredit Usaha Rakyat (KUR) can be accessed by\nfarming groups without collateral with a maximum value of Rp100 million\nto support corn planting without middlemen,\u2019 he said during the Quarter\nI 2026 simultaneous corn-planting event in Ujungjaya.<\/p>\n
He explained that the loan funds are not disbursed directly to\nfarmers, but to distributors providing seeds, fertilisers, and farming\nequipment through a closed-ecosystem scheme. Under this arrangement,\nmentored farming groups are estimated to make a profit of around Rp25\nmillion to Rp30 million in a single four-month planting period after\nproduction costs and loan repayments are deducted. \u2018This scheme is\ndesigned so that the funds disbursed are truly used for agricultural\nactivities and are not misused,\u2019 he added. Irjen Pol Rudy said that\nlending to mentored groups has been implemented in several areas,\nincluding around 440 groups in Sumedang and 55 in Nagreg. \u2018According to\nreports from Himbara, KUR disbursement in Sumedang has reached around\nRp440 billion, while in Nagreg around Rp55 billion,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Beyond financing, the West Java Police are addressing land\navailability by collaborating with PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) and\nPerum Perhutani. \u2018We have been able to utilise around 1,200 hectares of\nland through the cooperation with PTPN and Perhutani for management by\nthe mentored farming groups,\u2019 he said. In addition, he noted that the\nforce conducted the Q1 2026 corn-planting drive on approximately 433\nhectares across 23 Police Resor (Polres).<\/p>\n
Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani, Chief Executive Officer of Perum Bulog, said\nthe agency targets corn absorption in West Java of around 322 tonnes per\nmonth in 2026. He noted that as of now, corn absorption in West Java has\nreached around 1,744 tonnes in 2025, indicating significant progress in\nsupporting food availability. \u2018Our target is around 205 tonnes per\nmonth, while West Java is targeted at around 322 tonnes in 2026, and to\ndate our books show 1,744 tonnes,\u2019 he said via Zoom.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-java-police-facilitate-kur-for-corn-farmers-to-combat-middlemen-1772888247", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }