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To Make Farmers Work Easier, PT Timah Tbk Gives Hand Tracktor to Maulana Bukit Naga Kundur Farmer Group

TANGJUNG BATU -- PT Timah Tbk through CSR handed over hand tractor assistance to the Maulana Bukit Naga Kundur Farmers Group, Kundur District, Karimun Regency, Wednesday (14/09/2022).

This Hand Tractor assistance was handed over directly by the Coordinator of PPM for the Riau Islands and Riau Islands, Eka Budhy Susanto, to the Chairman of the Suratno Farmers Group accompanied by Secretary Hirwan Sinulingga.

It is hoped that this Hand Tractor assistance can help facilitate the work of the members of the Maulana Bukit Naga Kundur Farmer Group. As well as being able to increase the productivity of farmer groups so that it has an impact on the community's economy.

The head of the Maulana Bukit Naga Farmers Group, through the Secretary of the Group, Hirwan Sinulingga, expressed his appreciation to PT Timah Tbk for assisting the Farmers Group in the form of a Hand Tractor unit.

He said that this hand tractor assistance was very much needed by the Maulana Bukit Naga Farmer's group and of course, it was very useful to help with their daily work.

"This assistance is very useful and helps us in cultivating the land because so far we are still working manually with a hoe," explained Hirmawan.

Hirmawan also revealed that the Maulana Bukit Naga Farmer Group consists of 12 people, of which 10 are vegetable farmers and 2 are farmers.

With 10 people working on an area of ??three hectares with various vegetable crops such as chili, corn, and beans. These agricultural products are to meet the needs of the people on the island of Kundur.

Meanwhile, the Head of Kundur Syaifulloh gave his appreciation to PT Timah Tbk for providing assistance to the community in Kundur District.

"The assistance of agricultural equipment to the Maulana Bukit Naga Farmer Group in the form of a hand tractor is certainly very useful for the farmer group. Because it can help smooth work and make it easier to work on agricultural land faster than hoeing," he said.

He hopes that in the future PT Timah Tbk will always support the community's economic activities through productive assistance like this.