Indonesia: The Minister of Agriculture hopes that increasing production can encourage food self-sufficiency by 2024

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KENDARI -- Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Amran Sulaiman is encouraging the planting of agricultural commodities by holding the first corn planting in Amalome Village, Andowia District, North Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province. Minister of Agriculture Amran, when met in North Konawe, Wednesday, hoped that corn and rice production and productivity would increase to achieve food self-sufficiency in 2024, especially with increasingly sophisticated agricultural mechanization. "We want to be self-sufficient, we want food sovereignty. Currently 10 countries in the world are experiencing the threat of famine. The ones who can help the world are Indonesia and Brazil which are on the equator. Therefore, we must be more sovereign," said Amran. To help increase agricultural production in the area, Amran also handed over 10 thousand coconut seeds to 5 thousand heads of families in North Konawe Regency, P2L funding assistance of IDR ...