Indonesia Govt to provide 90,000 tons of high quality rice seeds to boost crop yields
Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture will supply 90,000 tons of high-quality rice and corn seeds to enhance crop productivity across 3.7 million hectares. Deputy Minister Sudaryono highlighted the initiative aims to increase production by 20% and reduce rice imports. Coordinating Minister Zulkifli Hasan reaffirmed the government’s commitment to halting rice, salt, and sugar imports to promote self-sufficiency and protect farmers’ livelihoods.
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Agriculture will provide 90 thousand tons of high-quality seeds of rice and corn to stimulate crop productivity across 3.7 million hectares of land this year.
Deputy Agriculture Minister Sudaryono conveyed this during a limited coordination meeting on food in Semarang, Central Java, on Tuesday, according to a statement released by his office here on Wednesday.
He emphasized that the seed provision initiative, which will focus on regions with low cropping index scores, aims to boost national crop production,
This increase is expected to help support the government’s goal of cutting rice imports.
The high-quality seeds are expected to boost the national production of rice and corn by up to 20 percent, he informed.
Sudaryono also urged state-run logistics agency Bulog to buy the unhusked rice produced by local farmers, particularly those residing in the province of Central Java, which ranks among Indonesia’s food powerhouses.
“That way, we will be able to stabilize prices during the post-harvest stage, ultimately protecting farmers from potential losses,” he explained.
At the same meeting, Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, reiterated that the Indonesian government has resolved to halt the imports of rice, salt, and sugar, as instructed by President Prabowo Subianto.
“We will stop the imports of rice and some other food commodities. Bulog will absorb all unhusked rice and corn produced by our farmers to maintain price stability,” he added.
He expressed optimism that the import ban would lead Indonesia to boost food self-sufficiency and elevate the living standards of farmers across the country.
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Source : Antara
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