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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANJARBARU – Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman asked South Kalimantan to move quickly in realizing the rice field printing and land optimization (Oplah) program. He asked regional heads to work extra hard to accelerate food self-sufficiency and realize Indonesia as the world's food barn. Amran called these two programs the main strategies to massively increase agricultural productivity. "In South Kalimantan, we have 30,000 hectares of rice field printing and 24,000 hectares of Oplah. It all depends on the Governor, hopefully this can be completed quickly," said Amran while attending the Coordination Meeting for Additional Planted Area (LTT) and Rice Field Printing Plans at the South Kalimantan Governor's Office, Tuesday (3/18/2025). The Minister of Agriculture emphasized that South Kalimantan is one of the five priority provinces in the rice field printing and Oplah programs. The other regions are South Papua, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, and ...

The introduction of US tariffs on Canadian goods is forcing Canada to look for new markets, and one promising direction is Indonesia. As one of the world's largest importers of wheat, Indonesia does not produce this crop, but its demand is growing due to urbanization and changing eating habits. The country's wheat imports are expected

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Prabowo Subianto received a report from Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Wamentan) Sudaryono, regarding food security and price stability of basic necessities at the Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta on Wednesday (12/3/2025). In the meeting, the government committed to maintaining national agricultural production so that it remains a surplus amidst the food crisis that has hit a number of countries. Sudaryono explained that national rice production until April 2025 is certain to experience a surplus compared to the previous year, which is around 2.8 to 3 million tons. According to him, President Prabowo also asked that the positive trend be maintained. "That's why this is requested to be maintained in the midst of other countries that are having difficulties, there are difficulties, there are rice difficulties, there is Malaysia, then there is the Philippines, including Japan, which is also experiencing a rice crisis," said Sudaryono to the ...