PT CPI-BRG trains Riau’s 10 towns on zero burning land cleaning

Pekanbaru – Oil firm PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia and the Peatland Repair Firm (BRG) established a program of absolutely no burning land cleaning (PLTB) in 10 towns in the districts of Siak and Rokan Hilir in Riau Province.

Chief of BRG’s Education and Socialization Working Group Suwignya Utama noted in a declaration here on Saturday that the program will assist farmers in the peatland location to manage their land through environment-friendly approaches.

” This will become a solution, and (the agency) will continue to encourage farmers to avoid the slash and burn practice in land clearance. Presently, 265 villages are involved in the pilot task of PLTB Program in Indonesia,” Utama noted.

PT CPI’s General Supervisor for Corporate Affairs Sukamto Tamrin stated that under this program, participants will get training and mentoring on the application of eco-friendly agriculture technique with no burning in land clearance.

” PT CPI has actually proactively supported the federal government’s program to minimize land and forest fires. The PLTB program will not just be beneficial to the environment however it will likewise increase the people’s economy through the agriculture sector, specifically throughout the pandemic,” Tamrin stated.

The 10 towns will likewise get agriculture tools, such as slicing machines, water pumps, cutting tools, and hoe for land clearance.

The program was started with a training for farmers in October 22-26, followed by mentoring and monitoring in their respective towns.

The PLTB Program is part of PT CPI’s social investment program in environment. Other programs carried out by the business are the Sumatran elephant conservation; garbage bank in Pekanbaru, Bengkalis, and Siak in cooperation with Lancang Kuning University; and mangrove conservation in cooperation with the Indonesian Nature Conservancy Structure (YKAN).
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