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View all search resultsAgrinas CEO quits, blasts govt, Danantara over ‘neglect’
Former Agrinas Pangan CEO slammed the government, particularly Danantara, for failing to make substantial interventions to maintain food supply and security, pointing to insufficient funding support for Agrinas during his tenure.
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Nation's pride: Farmers harvest rice on Sept. 25, 2024, in Singosari, Malang, East Java. (Antara/Muhammad M)
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tate-owned agriculture company PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara CEO Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota has announced his resignation after only six months in office, citing his limited contribution to the company due to a lack of support from relevant stakeholders, including state asset fund Danantara.
Joao said stepping down was a way to “uphold his dignity and reputation”, as well as that of his team, given what he described as a failure to improve the prosperity of farmers in Indonesia.
“I’m taking this step for my dignity. I’m very eager to contribute and be involved in developing the farming community and our agriculture. However, we are not supported by the President’s aides, who have created an overly complicated bureaucracy,” he said in Jakarta on Monday, as quoted by Tempo.co.
The government could only control 10 percent of the national agriculture sector, he stated, while the remaining 90 percent was dominated by businesses that could threaten the nation’s sovereignty.
“A country that can’t control matters concerning the livelihoods of many people, especially food, is very dangerous,” he noted.
Joao added that the government, particularly Danantara, which currently oversees state-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) operations and investments, had yet to make substantial interventions to maintain food supply and security. He also pointed to the insufficient funding support for Agrinas during his tenure.
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