Jakarta (ANTARA) – Main Director of Perum Bulog Bayu Krisnamurthi emphasized that Food Supply and Price Stabilization (SPHP) rice was packaged and distributed without containing any presidential candidate attributes.
“Bulog packages and distributes SPHP rice without any attributes except those of Bulog and the National Food Agency,” said Bulog President Director Bayu Krisnamurthi, as confirmed by ANTARA in Jakarta, Monday.
Bayu explained that SPHP is a government program through the National Food Agency implemented by Bulog in order to maintain rice price stability.
In distribution, he continued, Bulog collaborates with various distributor networks, both modern retailers and traditional markets, so that people can easily access the rice.
“So, the rice price stabilization program can be implemented on a massive scale in order to maintain rice price stability,” he said.
Regarding the discovery of SPHP rice with a sticker attached to one of the presidential and vice presidential candidates, Bayu admitted that Bulog no longer had the authority to regulate the use of rice once it had circulated in the community.
“When the rice has been marketed to the public, Bulog can no longer regulate the use of the rice,” he said.
Previously, the Head of the National Food Agency (NFA), Arief Prasetyo Adi, denied that his party and Bulog had deliberately attached one of the presidential and vice presidential candidate candidate stickers to the SPHP rice. He emphasized that SPHP rice is food aid prepared by the state and uses state money.
“Of course it is impossible for the National Food Agency or Bulog to do the work, because we are part of the state and are only focused on working hard to prepare and overcome the food deficit,” he said.
The realization of SPHP rice distribution in 2023 will reach 1.196 million tons from the existing target of 1.085 million tons or 110.30 percent. For 2024, the national rice SPHP is targeted to reach 1.2 million tons. Specifically for January-March, SPHP will be sought to reach 200 thousand tons per month.
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2024-01-29 05:52:06
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