Women Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry promotes cross-sectoral collaboration between the central and regional governments, along with businesses, to develop hydroponic farm-based cooperatives at Marunda Flats in a bid to maximize economic potential.
"At one of the pilot project locations of the Indonesian Communal Space (RBI) in Marunda Flats, we identified the economic potential of hydroponic farming. Unfortunately, it has yet to reach its full capacity, as current profits remain very low," Deputy Minister Veronica Tan said in Jakarta on Sunday.
To address this, the ministry is working with the Ministry of Cooperatives, the Jakarta Provincial Government, and the private sector to develop a greenhouse at Marunda Flats, which has been managed for nine years.
A recent survey showed that profits from sales reached only Rp5 million (US$308). According to Tan, this figure could increase through the development of a stronger business model. The harvest, which is managed and processed by women living in the flats, will be optimized and sold through cooperatives to expand market reach.
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