Sumedang ensures targeted CPPD distribution through tiered verification

Sumedang (ANTARA) - The Sumedang Regency Government in West Java is ensuring that the distribution of the Regional Government Food Reserve (CPPD) is properly targeted through a tiered verification process, in order to maintain public access to food whilst helping vulnerable groups cope with economic pressure.

Iwan Gustiwawan, Head of the Food Security Division at the Sumedang Regency Food Security and Agriculture Office (DKPP), said on Thursday in Sumedang that the CPPD distribution mechanism requires recipient data to be validated against field conditions before the aid is distributed.

“Distribution is carried out through a verification process starting from the village and district levels through to technical officers, so that aid recipients genuinely match the need,” he said.

He explained that verification of recipients involves village and district governments, Plant Pest Control Officers (POPT), and heads of the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD), with the results compiled into a nominative list serving as the basis for aid distribution.

According to him, the mechanism is designed so that the regional government’s food reserve is not only available but also functions as a social protection instrument for communities in need.

“The nominative list serves as a reference so that the distribution of CPPD rice is transparent, well-targeted, and accountable,” he said.

According to data from the Sumedang Regency Statistics Agency (BPS), the number of poor residents in the area in 2025 reached 105.82 thousand people, or 8.81 per cent of the total population, with the poverty line recorded at Rp436,490 per capita per month.

This situation requires the regional government to ensure that food aid targets groups with limited economic access, particularly in meeting daily basic needs.

In addition, CPPD distribution also forms part of efforts to maintain regional food stability. As of 27 July 2026, Sumedang Regency’s CPPD stock stood at 321.1 tonnes of rice, prepared as a strategic reserve to face conditions of food insecurity.

He added that oversight of distribution is carried out from the delivery process through to receipt by the community, to ensure no obstacles or irregularities occur.

“Supervision continues to be carried out so that the aid prepared by the government genuinely reaches the recipient communities,” he said.