Fertilizer Indonesia: Agricultural Technology as the Key to Food Self-Sufficiency To encourage innovation, Fertilizer Indonesia launches the FertInnovation Challenge 2025. Rep: Dian Fath Risalah/ Red: Satria K Yudha

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Climate change, declining land quality, and technological limitations remain the main challenges for the national agricultural sector. This situation demands innovative steps so that the target of food self-sufficiency is not just a slogan, but becomes a reality in the field. “The challenges in the national food sector are getting bigger, and the agricultural sector is also facing climate change and changing land conditions. These conditions require innovation and collaboration to maintain Indonesia's food security. On the other hand, the presence of technology can transform the face of the agricultural sector,” said President Director of PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) Rahmad Pribadi in a statement received on Thursday (6/11/2025). Pupuk Indonesia noted that the implementation of precision agriculture based on data and technology can increase fertilizer use efficiency by up to 30 percent and water by up to 37 percent. Even crop yields increase by more than ...