Bulog Focuses on Securing Rice Supply in Takengon, Bener Meriah, and Aceh Tamiang Three areas in Aceh are the main focus of Bulog in securing rice stock. Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata/ Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Bulog is focusing on securing food supply in Takengon, Bener Meriah, and Aceh Tamiang as regions that are still facing distribution challenges. Bulog's CEO Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani has identified these three areas as priorities in maintaining rice availability amid logistical access conditions that have not fully recovered. Bulog notes the need to strengthen distribution in these areas given the central Aceh and Aceh Tamiang regions' role as supply hubs for surrounding areas. These efforts are carried out alongside direct monitoring of food prices and stocks in several areas in Sumatra. “Specifically, what we got attention for yesterday, first is Takengon and Bener Meriah. Then Aceh Tamiang. Those are areas that still need additional efforts,” said Rizal when met at Kramat Jati Market, East Jakarta, Monday (29/12/2025). Bulog adjusts the distribution patterns according to field conditions. The land route in Aceh Tamiang has started to be passable by ...