Harvest time: President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo rides on harvest equipment in a rice field in Merauke, West Papua, on May 10
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July 1, Online
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has said Indonesia will see a significant increase in rice production this year, giving a push to the 'no imports' vision of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo as his ambition to secure food sovereignty might materialize sooner than expected.
Your comments:
The published figures are estimates only. If the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has the outright
confirmed statistics in a few months, please publish them ASAP. I will switch to eating local rice then.
Luwanto
With this increase in rice output, does it translate to higher incomes for paddy farmers? I do hope so?
Jon Terry
Good news, but not good enough considering the government's overall performance this past year.
RA Rena
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