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The former defense minister and Army general has met with a series of socioeconomic stumbles less than midway through his presidency after sailing through the 2024 elections, seemingly creating new problems while trying to resolve the country's key issues.
Budget cuts led to a reduction in new irrigation networks planned to be built this year, from 10,000 hectares to 450 ha, as well as cuts in irrigation network rehabilitation from 45,000 ha to 16,000 ha and dam constructions from 16 new dams to only one dam this year.
President Prabowo Subianto kicked off his term with promises to make Indonesia less dependent on fuel and food imports by ramping up renewable energy supply and building massive agricultural estates, sparking hope but also skepticism as predecessors have tried the same, and failed.
