Urban rooftop farming

Public infrastructure workers tend bitter melon plants on the rooftop of the Tangki Urban Village Office in West Jakarta, Friday (May 15, 2026). The 50-square-meter and 30-square-meter rooftop areas have been transformed by local public infrastructure workers and community welfare groups into urban farming sites growing fruits, vegetables, rice, medicinal plants, and tilapia as part of a food security program with economic value for the neighborhood. ANTARA FOTO/Indrianto Eko Suwarso/wsj/M052

Public infrastructure workers tend bitter melon plants on the rooftop of the Tangki Urban Village Office in West Jakarta, Friday (May 15, 2026). The 50-square-meter and 30-square-meter rooftop spaces have been utilized by local public infrastructure workers and community welfare groups as urban farming areas for fruits, vegetables, rice, medicinal plants, and tilapia cultivation as part of a food security program with economic value for the neighborhood. ANTARA FOTO/Indrianto Eko Suwarso/wsj/M052

Public infrastructure workers tend vegetable plants on the rooftop of the Tangki Urban Village Office in West Jakarta, Friday (May 15, 2026). The 50-square-meter and 30-square-meter rooftop spaces have been utilized by local public infrastructure workers and community welfare groups as urban farming areas for fruits, vegetables, rice, medicinal plants, and tilapia cultivation as part of a food security program with economic value for the neighborhood. ANTARA FOTO/Indrianto Eko Suwarso/wsj/M052