TEMPO.CO, Ciamis - The National Logistic Agency or Bulog in Ciamis has been producing and distributing rice in 200-gram sachet in East Priangan that reached 1 ton or 5000 packs per day.

“We produce [the rice] every day in Bulog Tasikmalaya's warehouse,” said Head of Ciamis Bulog, M Syaukani, on Tuesday, July 17.

It uses premium rice and is purchased from East Priangan area that includes Garut, Tasikmalaya, Ciamis, Banjar, and Pangandaran. The rice is priced at Rp2,500 per sachet. “So the public can afford premium rice,” he said.

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Syaukani said the Bulog targetted the rice distribution for all; not only for the poor but also for students who stay in dorms, as well as, bachelors and millennials.

The rice that can be consumed by three to four people per-sachet will be sold in shops, minimarkets, markets, and Our Food Houses (RPK) with the price Rp2,350 for the sellers' profit of Rp150 per sachets.

Bulog targets that the 200-gram rice will be sold to all over Indonesia in September. Syaukani is optimistic that the people would be enthusiastic. “It is affordable; only Rp2,500 for a premium quality rice, easy to carry everywhere and local. I am pretty sure that the rice in sachet will match the taste of the East Priangan people,” he said.

CANDRA NUGRAHA