Prabowo Calls Food And Energy Safe, Key To Indonesia's Prosperity

President-elect Prabowo Subianto (doc Gerindra)

JAKARTA - President-elect of 2024-2029 Prabowo Subianto stated that the key to Indonesia's prosperity lies in resources that can be managed and enjoyed by the nation itself.

Prabowo conveyed this on his occasion to be a speaker at the Closing of the 6th Congress of the 2024 National Mandate Party which was held at the Kempinski Hotel, Jakarta, Saturday night.

In the next five years, Prabowo believes that Indonesia will be able to self-sufficiency in food and then become an exporter to the world.

"I count that in five years we will not only self-sufficiency in food exports for the world. We will become a world food barn," he said.

Regarding energy sources, Prabowo said that later Indonesia will be able to manage it from palm oil. Indonesia will accelerate B50 or biodiesel by 50% which is targeted at the end of 2024 or early 2025.

"Our energy will soon no longer need to be imported. It will come from oil palm called biodiesel, we will accelerate B50, at least 50% biodiesel from palm oil. Once we reach 50%, God willing, by the end of this year or early next year," explained Prabowo.

Thus, Indonesia will be able to save USD 20 billion which does not need to leave the country.

"We will save 20 billion dollars of money, we don't have to send it abroad anymore. More than IDR 300 trillion will be circulating in Indonesia," Prabowo said.

Meanwhile, on the same occasion Prabowo shared the moments of his meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and businessmen of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently. On several occasions, Prabowo said that if the European country did not want to buy Indonesian palm oil, the resources would be managed by the Indonesian people themselves and would instead benefit Indonesia by self-sufficiency.

"So, we are now the largest palm oil producer in the world, that's why when I was in France, there were four meetings with Macron, I said, Your Majesty, we feel that if Europe doesn't want to buy palm oil, we are grateful, blessed in disguise," said Prabowo:

For this reason, Prabowo is optimistic and confident that when food and energy are managed properly in the country, in the future there will be no need for any party to be afraid of by Indonesia in the world arena.

"We will use our palm oil for the benefit of the people, we will be self-sufficient in energy. Food, energy. The key is that. If it is safe, we don't need to be afraid of anyone in this world," said Prabowo.