INALUM Celebrates the Onion and Chili Harvest with the Pintu Pohan Community

Toba, 18 Mei 2024 - PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum or INALUM celebrated the harvest of shallots and chilies and shallots in Pintu Pohan Village, Pintu Pohan Meranti District, Toba Regency. This activity is a collaboration between INALUM and the Red Onion Farmers Group in the company area.

Head of the INALUM TJSL/CSR Department, Daniel Hutauruk, said that this bumper harvest was the result of the hard work of all parties in committing to food security in the area around the company and preventing inflation due to commodity factors such as chilies and onions. He hopes that this collaboration can have a sustainable beneficial impact on society.

"Shallots and chili plants are one of the primary commodities for the community and have even become a national concern because they are the highest contributors to inflation. One of the biggest contributors to inflation in North Sumatra Province is plants such as chilies and shallots, for this reason we took the initiative to create this cultivation land . "We are grateful that this collaboration was successful and hopefully it will continue and provide even greater benefits," said Daniel.

In this collaboration, INALUM provides support such as agricultural inputs and agricultural equipment, including seeds, fertilizer, pesticides and other media. Apart from that, PT Inalum also provides experts to assist farmers in cultivating chilies and shallots.

Agricultural land is carried out on an area of ​​15 rante (1 rante is equivalent to 484 square yards, or around 405 square meters). At first we carried out a trial of planting red onions, then 12 more chains in different places we planted red chilies, and thankfully we have harvested around 1.1 tons of red onions and followed up for the chilies.

Wisno Harahap, chairman of the INALUM-assisted shallot farmer group, expressed his gratitude to PT Inalum for succeeding in encouraging and making a real contribution to the community.

"We would like to thank INALUM for all the support that has been given, not only at the beginning of cultivation, including agricultural inputs, but we have been coached and accompanied until harvest. "In the future, we hope that more agricultural groups will be formed and fostered by INALUM," said Wisno.