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Ministry vows Prabowo’s free meal program to use local produce
Mulyono, head of the Agriculture Ministry’s food crop processing group, said on Tuesday that it aimed to increase food production next year to accommodate increased consumption from the flagship program.
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Farmers dry red rice during the harvest at Jatiluwih village in Tabanan, Bali, on June 18, 2024. Local farmers pick June as the best time to harvest the rice as the activity can attract tourists to their village during the peak holiday season. (Antara/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo)
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he Agriculture Ministry ensures the free school lunch program under president-elect Prabowo Subianto will utilize locally sourced produce.
Mulyono, head of the ministry’s food crop processing group, said on Tuesday that it aimed to increase food production next year to accommodate the increased consumption from the flagship program.
“Everything obviously must be met domestically,” he said during a discussion in Jakarta, as quoted from Kumparan.
The ministry aims to produce 56.03 million tonnes of paddy and 38 million tonnes of corn next year.
Other crops that will receive the ministry’s attention include cassava and sweet potatoes, of which it targets to produce 28.7 million tonnes and 1.57 million tonnes, respectively.
Read also: Rice production sharply down so far this year
Food production has been declining since at least last year. Rice output was estimated to have declined to 31.1 million tonnes last year, a 1.39 percent drop compared with the previous year.
