Indonesia: Minister of Agriculture claims safe rice production, DPR directly attacks back

Published 2023년 3월 27일

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The article highlights a meeting between the Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, and Commission IV DPR RI at the DPR Building in Jakarta, where Limpo reported an increase in the production of paddy and rice by 0.53% and 0.56% respectively, ensuring sufficient domestic food supply for the upcoming Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr. The ministry also noted a 2.13% increase in the potential harvest area for the first four months of 2023. Despite these optimistic reports, the meeting also addressed concerns about the necessity of rice imports, with Perum Bulog being assigned to import 2 million tons of rice for the Government Rice Reserves, as stated in a letter from the head of Babanas, Arief Prasetyo Adi. These concerns were raised alongside reports of crop failures in several Indonesian areas, suggesting a discrepancy between the minister's reports of increased production and the real-world challenges faced by farmers, as pointed out by the DPR commission members.
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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo claims that the production of paddy or dry milled grain (GKG) and rice production has increased. He said the availability of food from domestic production to face the month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr was relatively safe. He said the production of dry milled rice or unhusked rice was 23.94 million tonnes, an increase of 0.53%. Meanwhile rice production also increased by 0.56% or managed to produce as much as 13.79 million tonnes. "Paying attention to these conditions shows that the availability of food from domestic production in facing the month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr is relatively safe," said Syahrul Yasin Limpo in a Working Meeting with Commission IV DPR RI at the DPR Building, Jakarta, Monday (27/3/2023 ). Syahrul conveyed, in 2023 the potential harvest area from January to April is 4.51 million hectares. That number increased by 2.13% compared to the same period in 2022. "We can say that during 2022 rice ...

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