a subsidiary of PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) continues to support the recovery of the agricultural sector in Cianjur after the earthquake. As is known, the earthquake caused the agricultural sector in Cianjur to be constrained. During the disaster response, the Pupuk Kujang disaster response team found that many farmers abandoned their cultivated land. Not a few, abandoned gardens and rice fields to be used as a place of refuge. Instead of cultivating the land and cultivating crops, when the earthquakes continued, the farmers focused on saving their families, evacuating them to safe places to meet the basic needs of families in evacuation. This is because not a few of the farmers' houses were destroyed by the earthquake. At that time, farmers also became victims. This phenomenon occurs in a number of agricultural areas in Cianjur, including Cugenang, Warungkondang, and Gekbrong Districts. The earthquake also caused fertilizer losses in Cianjur to be paralyzed. "The agricultural sector in the epicenter area was completely paralyzed for 3 weeks. The reason is because of damaged infrastructure, starting from the access road to the collapsed fertilizer kiosk," said Andi Komara, VP of Communications at Pupuk Kujang Company, Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

Andi said, at least 6 fertilizer kiosks were heavily damaged by the Cianjur earthquake. As a result, the distribution of kiosks did not run smoothly. “Because there are no farmers who buy fertilizer. In addition, the fertilizer kiosk was also damaged," said Andi. In addition, in the area of the epicenter of the earthquake, road access was blocked by rubble from the ruins of destroyed buildings. As a result, the application of fertilizer could not be maximized so that it had affected the year-end planting season in Cianjur.

source : https://bandung.viva.co.id/news/12752-pupuk-kujang-bantu-pulihan-sector-pertanian-di-cianjur