Government Aims for Self-Sufficiency in Sugar, Eggs, and Chicken Meat by 2026 The government prioritizes self-sufficiency in sugar due to its high demand. Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono stated that Indonesia will focus on achieving self-sufficiency in sugar, eggs, and chicken meat by 2026 after successfully achieving national self-sufficiency in rice and corn by the end of 2025. Sudaryono said that after achieving self-sufficiency in rice and corn in 2025, President Prabowo Subianto directed the government to prioritize self-sufficiency in sugar due to its large demand, covering both household sugar consumption and strategic industrial sugar supporting the national economy. "This year we are self-sufficient in rice and corn, next year we will certainly maintain rice and corn. Moving forward (in 2026) the President (Prabowo Subianto) wants us to be self-sufficient in sugar," said Deputy Minister Sudaryono in Jakarta on Wednesday. He also conveyed that in 2026 the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) will implement two major programs, namely increasing sugar production and accelerating ...