Mentan Declares Support for Farmers and Bravely Confronts the Rice Mafia The government ensures the safe availability of rice with a stock of over 4 million tons. Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized the government's commitment to farmers by increasing the government purchase price (GPP) for rice. Amran also emphasized the courage to confront rice mafias to protect the interests of farmers, consumers, and maintain national food stability. The Minister said one of the main policies was to increase the government purchase price (GPP) for rice to Rp6,500 per kilogram, as a manifestation of the government's commitment to farmers according to the direct instructions of President Prabowo Subianto. "We care deeply about farmers, so we raised the GPP, the government purchase price for rice to Rp6,500 (per kg) on the President's (Prabowo Subianto's) orders," said the Minister in a statement in Jakarta, Sunday (24/8/2025). The Minister explained, the increase in the GPP has successfully pushed up the Farmer Exchange Value (FEV) so that the welfare of farmers has improved, which also shows the government's ...