MEDAN - Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan said food self-sufficiency is an honor for the people of Indonesia.
"We were educated as a cadre of a partnership who are loyal to the ideals and ideology. Therefore, President Prabowo Subianto is fighting for the theology of Surah Al-Maun," said Zulkifli Hasan when giving a speech at the 109th Aisyiyah Milad event in Medan, Sunday.
He said Indonesia had known the free market system for about 29 years which made parties with capital power able to control various sectors, ranging from natural resources, banking, to other sectors.
Therefore, President Prabowo Subianto, he said, is trying to make changes by returning to the principles that the Muhammadiyah coalition and founder fought for through Al-Maun theology.
"Therefore, we must be self-sufficient, we must be sovereign, because it is an honor," he said.
He gave an example that in a free market system, the state can rely on imports to meet food needs if it has economic capabilities.
As a result, the import of rice and sugar became very large. Even before, the regulation of the egg sector in this country was dominated by companies from Malaysia and Thailand.
According to him, this condition is more beneficial for foreign farmers than domestic farmers, so Indonesia needs to strengthen food self-sufficiency.
In addition, he said that the management of natural resources also needed to be returned in accordance with the mandate of Article 33 of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945 so that natural wealth was used as much as possible for the prosperity of the people.
"The government agrees that this must be returned in accordance with Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution that natural wealth must be managed for the greatest welfare of the Indonesian people," he said.
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