Champion of Rice The challenge after the champion boosts rice production is to maintain price stability. Red: Ferry kisihandi

By: Entang Sastraatmadja, Chairman of the Expert Council of HKTI West Java REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Not long ago, the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) released information that Indonesia now stands as a new global food power, with an increasingly robust production system and wide-open export prospects. BPS data states that Indonesia's rice production reached 34.77 million tons! The increase was 13.54 percent from the previous year. Indonesia is recorded as the country with the second-highest production increase in the world. In fact, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Indonesia ranks 1st in ASEAN. This means that Indonesia is not only self-sufficient but also the largest producer in Southeast Asia. At the ASEAN level, we deserve the title of "Rice Champion." Honestly, the condition of the national rice industry in the past year has been quite encouraging. Many parties have expressed that the current national rice condition is quite positive. ...