Bulog West Java distributes 60 tonnes of SPHP maize to egg farmers

Bandung (ANTARA) – Perum Bulog’s West Java regional office has distributed 60 tonnes of maize under the Food Supply and Price Stabilisation (SPHP) programme to support the sustainability of micro-scale egg farming businesses.

West Java Bulog regional head Nurman Susilo said the distribution was expected to reduce production costs, particularly feed, which is one of the largest expenses in egg farming.

“Across the West Java Bulog regional office’s area, the activity is being carried out at six locations, including Bandung. A total of 60 tonnes of SPHP maize is being distributed today across six regencies,” Nurman told ANTARA in Bandung on Thursday.

Nurman said Bulog sells SPHP maize to cooperatives for Rp5,000 per kilogram. Cooperatives may then sell it to farmers for no more than Rp5,500 per kilogram.

Explaining the distribution mechanism, he said prospective recipients are first recorded by the relevant local government agencies. The data is then forwarded to the provincial government and the National Food Agency (Bapanas).

Bapanas subsequently assigns Bulog to distribute maize according to the allocations set, including the names of the cooperatives and farmers listed as recipients.

“Bulog receives instructions specifying the tonnage, the cooperatives’ names and the farmers’ names. All recipients have been registered by name and address,” he said.

“We hope this programme will help maintain maize price stability at farmer level by enabling Bulog to absorb the harvest,” he said.