Police Plant Garlic in 14 Regions
The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has carried out simultaneous garlic planting in 14 regions of West Java, including Cianjur Regency, as part of the Asta Cita programme, which places food security as one of the main pillars of national self-reliance.
Deputy Chief of Police Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo said in Cianjur on Wednesday (19/8) that Polri continues to take concrete steps to support the directive of President Prabowo Subianto in realising national food security and self-sufficiency.
Garlic development efforts have been underway since 2025 through cooperation with farmer groups. By 2026, this cooperation has reached a total land area of 948 hectares with a wet harvest yield of 9,480 tonnes, including in Ciherang Village, Pacet District and Cugenang District, Cianjur, covering 6 hectares.
“A total of 14 regional police commands with 59 district police commands have actively participated in the garlic planting programme, with a total planted area reaching 279.53 hectares and an estimated harvest of 2,795.4 tonnes,” he said.
As President Prabowo Subianto has always emphasised, he said, food security is the key to national self-reliance. Self-sufficiency not only meets the people’s needs but also strengthens Indonesia’s dignity.
Polri is therefore moving to support the success of the Asta Cita self-sufficiency programme, including through the garlic commodity, where garlic planting is carried out by utilising the potential of agricultural land in various regions, including Cianjur Regency.
The Deputy Chief of Police explained that farmers in the northern Cianjur area are involved in the implementation of the programme as an effort to encourage increased garlic production while strengthening national food security.
“The programme is part of a series of garlic planting activities, a mass harvest, as well as the groundbreaking of the Polri Food Security Warehouse,” he said.
Nationally, he added, garlic demand reaches more than 600,000 tonnes each year, while around 95 percent of that demand still depends on imports.
West Java Police Chief Inspector General Pipit Rismanto said that in implementing garlic cultivation there are a number of aspects that need attention, including limited human resources, seed availability, and water availability.
To address the limited human resources, Polri has prepared 25 people in a collaborative research team involving Agricultural Specialised Officers, Polri personnel, farmer groups, students, and agricultural experts.
“This team will study seeds, land characteristics, and cultivation patterns, the results of which will be transferred to farmer groups and partners in West Java, including in Cianjur,” he said.