JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) admits that the world's conditions are currently experiencing a food crisis. Then, this makes it difficult for Indonesia to import rice.
"The world is currently experiencing a food crisis, all countries are very careful of food," said Jokowi at the inauguration of the Amonium Nitrat factory in Bontang, East Kalimantan, as seen on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Thursday, February 29.
Jokowi explained that previously Indonesia was still so easy to import rice. However, at this time this condition is very difficult to do because of the world conditions that are currently experiencing a food crisis.
"In the past, if we imported rice, we found wheat so easily. Currently, all countries, 22 countries, which are usually easy for us to buy rice, are now braking everything. In fact, some have stopped to buy rice," he said.
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Therefore, Jokowi said that food productivity is very important. Thus, the construction of fertilizer factories is needed to support production. Moreover, currently many raw fertilizers are still imported.
Thus, Jokowi appreciated the construction of the ammonia fertilizer plant in East Kalimantan.
"Some of our raw materials and fertilizer raw materials are still imported. So, we don't have that independence. Therefore, I appreciate and appreciate the hard efforts to develop this museumium nitrate industry," he added.
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