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Indonesia: 3 years of not importing rice, proof that Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo executes presidential order - Irma Suryani

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Indonesia
Published May 23, 2022

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Food observer Irma Suryani Chaniago appreciates the smart work of Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo (Mentan SYL) who is able to carry out all orders and directives of President Joko Widodo. One of them is increasing domestic production so that Indonesia has not imported rice for the last three years. "This is what I call smart work. Not importing means working with integrity. There are no kinds and only focus on work. I think this needs to be appreciated," said Irma, Sunday, May 22 2022. According to Irma, the agricultural sector is by far the key as well as the main bearing of the Indonesian economy. Evidently, agriculture during the pandemic continued to produce fairly smooth results, where the availability of domestic food was safe and under control. "All countries are falling because of the pandemic. Not to mention the war between Russia and Ukraine. Even we were hit by PMK. But everything is under control. Our food is safe. Fasting and ...
Source: Republika
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