The Ministry of Agriculture Wholesales IPB Innovative Rice Seeds Worth Rp250 Billion

Panennews.com – The strategic collaboration between academics and the government in accelerating innovation in the national agricultural sector was the main topic at the meeting “Co-Creating Transformation and Resilience of Indonesian Food” at the Startup Center Building, IPB University Taman Kencana Campus, Bogor, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Interestingly, the meeting was attended by several leaders of the IPB University academic community and the Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) of the Republic of Indonesia, Amran Sulaiman. Mentan Amran appreciated the contribution of IPB University in producing innovations that have a real impact on increasing national food production. He highlighted the success of IPB University's superior rice varieties, particularly IPB9G rice, which can significantly increase productivity. “This collaboration has been going on for a long time. One of the interesting things is the IPB rice seeds, their productivity can reach 9 to 11 tons per hectare, far ...