JAKARTA - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa explained the strategy to make East Java a national food warehouse when receiving participants of the 35th Regular Education (Dikreg) Police Staff and Senior Leadership School (Sespimti) for the 2026 Budget at the Grahadi State Building.
"What we are doing is actually a synergy and collaboration between all elements. For example, food security, there is a contribution from the TNI-Polri which maps the area of additional planting, how tertiary irrigation can connect water sources with areas that need irrigation, and so on," said Governor Khofifah as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, April 15.
Khofifah added that East Java's position as the "New Nusantara Gate" strengthens its role in national logistics distribution, especially to the eastern region of Indonesia.
"This is part of the effort to make East Java a New Nusantara Gateway, because almost 80 percent of East Indonesia logistics are supplied from East Java. Therefore, we need input and recommendations to strengthen synergy to be more productive and advanced," he continued.
He explained that East Java has become the province with the largest national production of rice and rice since 2020 and contributes almost 30 percent to the national production of corn.
"Everything is based on the synergy of many parties. It means that East Java is a space for processing and growing. A space to provide the best dedication and dedication to the community, nation, and state. Therefore, what we can actually build from the continuity of this evening meeting is how to transmit this best practice," he said.
Dissemination of best practices is also carried out through inter-regional trade missions that encourage mutual growth and prosperity.
Khofifah said that East Java has the potential to achieve meat self-sufficiency with the support of the Central Artificial Insemination Center (BBIB) of the Ministry of Agriculture which is located in Singosari, Malang Regency.
"At BBIB we can get a lot of training on pregnancy supervision for pregnant heifers and artificial inseminator officers. Previously, there were nine governors who I asked to send a team so that they could be trained to learn here," he said.
He added that the success of the program has the potential to meet the needs of Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) as well as become a new source of income for the community.
"If this can be part of the plan of action, this meeting can be continued with a visit to BBIB Singosari. I think this will be a reinforcement. The artificial insemination process can be seen in 9 months. In 2 years, the average cow has reached 600 kilograms," he said.
In addition, East Java also contributes around 51-52 percent of national sugar production and has the potential to support sugar self-sufficiency.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Sespimti PKDN Delegation, Inspector General of Police Jawari, stated that this visit was aimed at implementing the leadership and managerial competencies obtained theoretically.
He stated that East Java is worthy of being a learning location for prospective high-ranking leaders.
"We need to report to the Governor that these friends in the educational institution are given the ability to transform leadership so that they are able to face the challenges of the future. So that through this arrival they can see firsthand how far the implementation in the field," he said.
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