#Food Sustainability

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AHY: Food, water and energy are pillars of Indonesia’s sustainable development

Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), has emphasized that the country’s sustainable development agenda must rest on three fundamental pillars: food, water, and energy.

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Agriculture Minister targets food self-sufficiency within three months

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman announced that Indonesia is on track to achieve food self-sufficiency within the next two to three months, fulfilling a key target set by President Prabowo Subianto.

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Indonesia finds no abnormal radiation at clove exporter amid Cesium-137 probe

Indonesia’s Environment Minister and Head of the Cesium-137 Task Force, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, reported initial findings showing no abnormal radiation levels at the clove-exporting company suspected of contamination.

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Ombudsman identifies eight key problems in free nutritious meal program

The Indonesian Ombudsman has highlighted eight major issues in the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, based on a rapid assessment study to prevent maladministration.

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Indonesia allocates Rp164.4 T to boost food security programs in 2026

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has targeted food security budget of Rp164.4 trillion (US$10.1 billion) for 2026, representing a 5.9 percent increase from the Rp155.2 trillion budget in 2025 and reflecting the impact of agricultural land and infrastructure development, as well as support for agricultural tools, facilities, and infrastructure.

Beras - image source: JIBI/Ni Luh Anggela.

President Prabowo convenes top officials to address national, food security issues

President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 summoned National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, and State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Chief M. Herindra to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, discussing strategic issues, including national and food securities.

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President orders food sector bureaucracy streamlined after Agrinas CEO resignation

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the Special Development Control and Investigation Agency (Bappisus) to ensure that bureaucracy in the food sector is streamlined and not overly complicated following the resignation of Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota, President Director of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara.

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Indonesia’s food reserves hit historic high: President Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto says that Indonesia’s food production is currently in a strong and secure position, with government food reserves reaching the highest level in the nation’s history.

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Indonesia launches first integrated aseptic packaging plant to boost MBG program

Coordinating Minister for the Econom, Airlangga Hartarto, inaugurated Indonesia’s first integrated aseptic packaging facility, PT Lami Packaging Indonesia (Lamipak), in Serang, Banten, on Friday, August 1, 2025. 

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Zulkifli Hasan named to lead task force for food, water, and energy self-sufficiency

Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, reveals that President Prabowo Subianto has asked him to lead a newly established task force dedicated to accelerating national self-sufficiency in food, water, and energy.

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Indonesia to boost chicken production ahead of nutrition program launch in August

The Ministry of Agriculture is set to ramp up broiler chicken production starting next month in anticipation of the full-scale rollout of 8,000 SPPG (Satuan Pelayanan Pemenuhan Gizi or Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units) kitchens in August 2025.

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Government probes 10 major rice companies over quality violations

The government has launched an investigation into alleged quality standard violations by 10 of the country’s largest rice producers upon orders from President Prabowo Subianto to root out mafia practices in the rice industry.

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