JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto summoned Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Andi Amran Sulaiman regarding the development of national food security during a meeting that took place at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday, April 30.
Amran explained a number of significant achievements in the national food sector, especially in terms of the availability of rice stocks, which has become the highest achievement in the last two decades.
"Currently, our stock is almost 3.4 million tons. That night, it is estimated to have reached 3.4 million tons. And if there are no obstacles in the future, 20 days at the latest, it reaches 4 million tons of our stock. Now 3.4 million tons, this is our highest stock for 23 years. This is the highest," he said in his statement.
The level of absorption of rice also shows a positive trend. In the past month, rice absorption reached 1 million tons, while the total absorption from January to April 2025 had exceeded 1.7 million tons.
"Usually, in the last 10 years or the last 5 years, our rice absorption is only an average of 1.2 million tons," said Amran.
In addition, a report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that Indonesia's rice production is also expected to increase to 34.6 million tons, up from 30 million tons. This adds to significant achievements in the national food sector.
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"This is encouraging news, all of this data is data from BPS, then real time data from Bulog. There is no data from agriculture, because we have to entrust it to BPS," said Amran.
During the meeting, President Prabowo and his staff also discussed strategic steps in strengthening agricultural infrastructure. Amran said, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of PUPR have identified 2 million hectares of land that require irrigation rehabilitation. "We have agreed and God willing, it will be done this year," he said.
Amran also said that this May, it is estimated to be the peak of the national corn harvest. For this reason, his party has prepared to absorb large amounts of corn production. "It seems that our corn production is quite good, so we have to prepare for absorption in the future," concluded Amran.
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