Fertilizer Indonesia Encourages Food Self-Sufficiency Through Agricultural Innovation Fertilizer Indonesia invites the younger generation to innovate for the sake of national food independence. Rep: Dian Fath Risalah/ Red: Gita Amanda

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) continues to strengthen its commitment to supporting the national food self-sufficiency target through agricultural innovation development. This effort is realized through the FertInnovation Challenge 2025 held in collaboration with the Indonesia Agrichemical Research Institute (IARI). President Director of Pupuk Indonesia Rahmad Pribadi emphasized that innovation is the key to driving national food security and independence. The government has set a target for food self-sufficiency and aims to make Indonesia a global food granary. "Therefore, Pupuk Indonesia provides the widest possible opportunities for young talents, researchers, startups, and professionals to contribute to this target through research and technology ideas in the agricultural and food sectors," Rahmad said in Jakarta, quoted on Friday (17/10/2025). Rahmad explained that food self-sufficiency is now a priority agenda of the government, as outlined in the ...