JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto expressed his belief that the direction of national policy in the food sector had been running on the right track. He conveyed this when he chaired the Plenary Cabinet Session at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
"Alhamdulillah, our direction in the food sector is quite successful. The reserves in the current government are the largest in history. The exchange rate of farmers has increased," said the President in his official statement from the Presidential Secretariat's Youtube channel.
This achievement is an indicator of the success of national strategies in strengthening food security and sovereignty.
"Here I emphasize that our strategy is in the right direction," he added.
Previously, Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that the agricultural sector showed positive performance and contributed greatly to the national economy.
Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the national economy grew by 5.12 percent year-on-year and 4.04 percent quarterly (quarter-to-quarter).
The contribution of the agricultural sector to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached 13.83 percent, making it the second largest sector after the processing industry.
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"This proves that in the midst of global uncertainty, the agricultural sector appears as the backbone of the national economy," said the Minister of Agriculture.
On the production side, the Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Business Field recorded the highest growth of 13.53 percent in the second quarter of 2025, a significant increase from 9.74 percent in the previous quarter. The added value of this sector also increased from IDR 361.5 trillion in the first quarter to IDR 410.4 trillion in the second quarter of 2025.
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