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Ministry inks collab with army, police on food security
The Agriculture Ministry has signed a collaboration deal to enlist military and police support in pursuit of food security, one of President Prabowo's key policy programs.
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A rice farmer inspects his crops on June 28, 2024, in Lambaro district, Aceh. (AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin)
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he Agriculture Ministry has inked an agreement with the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police to allow their involvement in realizing President Prabowo Subianto’s aim to achieve food self-sufficiency.
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman told a press briefing on Thursday that the Army would help with rice production, while the police would assist with corn production.
“[The Army] will be involved in assisting with rice, the police with corn, that’s the form of our collaboration,” said Amran, as quoted by to state-owned news agency Antara.
He also said the Villages and Regional Development Ministry had a separate collaboration for horticulture, but provided no details.
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Amran said the deal between the ministry and the two security institutions would help the country to attain food self-sufficiency “as soon as possible, as fast as possible”, and that the collaboration would also involve regional administrations.
Preparation had been made to accelerate the food self-sufficiency program by ensuring the availability of fertilizers and agricultural equipment, with a view to kicking off the program as early as next year, he added.
