Jakarta – Commander of the National Campaign Team’s Bravo Communication Team (TKN) Prabowo Gibran, Budisatrio Djiwandono, explained that the nation’s self-sufficiency in food will be the top priority if the number 2 pair is elected to lead Indonesia. This is absolutely necessary because a food crisis is looming.
“The main sector targeted for self-sufficiency by Prabowo Gibran is food, water, and energy. In these sectors, we must no longer depend on imports. Specifically regarding food, Mr. Prabowo has stated that food is a matter of life and death for a nation,” Budisatrio told reporters in Jakarta (Sunday, 1/13).
The leader of the House of Representatives’ Commission IV, which oversees agriculture, food, and maritime affairs, explained that Indonesia is currently experiencing a food deficit due to population growth accompanied by a decrease in land productivity. He cited the crisis that has occurred with rice.
“BPS data shows that our population increases by about 3 million people every year. And this increase in population is not accompanied by an increase in cultivated land. However, rice is consumed by almost all citizens,” he said.
Budisatrio continued by stating that the deficit cannot be covered by relying on imports from abroad.
“Learning from the incident of wheat during the Ukraine-Russia war, the supply chain was disrupted so that the price of wheat, which is very dependent on imports, increased sharply. We must not let this also happen with rice, which is our main food,” he said.
To address this issue, Prabowo Gibran targets a minimum increase of four million hectares of cultivated land in a program called the Food Barn.
“This food barn will exist starting from the smallest level in the villages by the farmers, to the national level by continuing the food estate. The way to do it is by increasing the planting index, intensification, and utilization of idle land,” Budisatrio said.
“Digital technology for agriculture will also be a priority. We will create new rice fields, as well as increase the productivity of existing land with digital and modern tools and technology. There is no other choice, this must be done,” he continued.
In the context of the presidential election itself, Budisatrio urged that the food crisis be made a healthy discussion of ideas because it is related to the future of the country.
“Taking sides on food issues should be a shared agreement. We are actually looking forward to various ideas to face the food crisis from each pair of candidates. From Prabowo Gibran, it is clear that we will continue the food estate and improve it into a Food Barn,” Budisatrio concluded. (SENOPATI)
Sumber: https://prabowosubianto.com/krisis-pangan-di-depan-mata-prabowo-gibran-siapkan-swasembada-lewat-program-lumbung-pangan/
