West Java distributes Sentul chickens to recipients of housing assistance
Bandung (ANTARA) – The West Java Provincial Government has distributed breeding Sentul chickens and hundreds of day-old chicks (DOC) to beneficiaries of the Uninhabitable Housing (Rutilahu) programme and low-income residents in Girimukti Village, Cikelet Sub-district, Garut Regency.
West Java Food Security and Livestock Service head Linda Al Amin said in Bandung on Tuesday that the livestock-sector support was integrated with activities under the Abdi Nagri Menyulam Hari Ngaprak Lembur programme.
The programme aims to strengthen household food security while creating opportunities for productive economic activity in rural areas.
“This initiative is designed to ensure that local government support goes beyond providing decent housing, and also strengthens access to animal-protein nutrition and long-term livelihoods for beneficiaries,” Linda said.
Linda explained that high-quality breeding Sentul chickens had been given to Fatimah, a resident of Buni Ayu hamlet in Girimukti Village, whose house was renovated through the West Java Provincial Government Employees’ Rereongan programme. She received 12 chickens—two males and 10 females—as seed stock for small-scale household poultry farming.
“Sentul chickens are a local West Java breed with strong potential to produce eggs and meat for daily consumption. The produce can be eaten by the household or sold to supplement family income,” she said.
In addition to the livestock start-up support for Fatimah, Linda said the West Java Food Security and Livestock Service had distributed 200 one-day-old chicks among low-income families in Girimukti Village.
“The distribution of hundreds of DOC is intended to expand the programme’s reach and encourage households to establish independent poultry businesses using their yards,” Linda said.
The service stressed that successful poultry farming depends on consistent care, including an adequate supply of feed and drinking water, clean and sanitary coops, and regular measures to prevent livestock diseases.
She added that the West Java Provincial Government emphasised that household food security depended heavily on the ability of families to access balanced, safe and diverse sources of nutrition on a sustained basis.
Through the combination of decent-housing support under the Rutilahu programme and backyard livestock assistance from the West Java Food Security and Livestock Service, residents are expected to become economically and food secure rather than remain passive recipients of aid.
“The West Java Provincial Government is committed to sustaining this collaborative programme so that it can deliver tangible improvements in welfare recovery and nutritional self-sufficiency among rural residents,” she added.