UPAYA TNI KODIM 0721/BLORA DAN BULOG OPTIMALKAN SERAPAN GABAH PETANI

The Commander of the 0721/Blora Military District Command, Lieutenant Colonel Czi Yuli Hartanto, SE, fully supports the success of the government's national food security program. Through the rice and grain procurement program, the 0721/Blora Military District Command, in collaboration with the State Logistics Agency (BULOG), is optimizing the government's target of absorbing farmers' grain to replenish the government's rice reserves with high-quality rice. The Commander of the 0721/Blora Military District Command (Dandim) instructed his staff to go directly to the location with the Rice Collection Task Force Team from BULOG to ensure the procurement process runs smoothly. As of today, February 28, 2025, within the 0721/Blora Military District Command (Kodim), the Task Force Team has successfully purchased 274.09 tons of dry harvested grain (GKP) at the government-set price of IDR 6,500 per kilogram. This policy is certainly beneficial for farmers and rice millers. Efforts by the Indonesian Military Command (TNI) 0721/Blora and the State Logistics Agency (BULOG) to optimize the absorption of farmers' unhusked rice The Commander of Kodim 0721/Blora, through the Pasiter (Commander), Captain Infantry Lukman, stated that Kodim 0721/Blora, through its Babinsa (Village Supervisory Agency), will continue to communicate with farmers, farmer groups (poktan), farmer group associations (gapoktan), and rice mills to ensure the smooth absorption of unhusked rice in Blora. The Task Force Team for Grain Collection from BULOG, Wahyudi, emphasized that, in accordance with President Prabowo's instructions, Bulog has been instructed to directly absorb farmers' unhusked rice and ensure that prices do not fall. Wahyudi also explained that the target for absorbing unhusked rice from farmers in the Pati Residency area is approximately 91,000 tons. The Commander of Kodim 0721/Blora, Lieutenant Colonel Czi Yuli Hartanto, hopes that this government program will provide maximum benefits for farmers and ensure rice availability for the community.