Jakarta – Chief of the Bravo National Campaign Communication Team (TKN) Prabowo Gibran, Budisatrio Djiwandono, explained that the nation’s self-sufficiency in food would be a top priority if the number 2 pair were elected to lead Indonesia. This is absolutely necessary because a food crisis is imminent.
“The main sector that becomes the target of Prabowo Gibran’s self-sufficiency is food, water, and energy. In this sector, 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,” explained Budisatrio to reporters in Jakarta (Sunday, 1/13).
The head of Commission IV of the Indonesian Parliament, which oversees the fields of agriculture, food, and maritime, explained that there is currently a food deficit in Indonesia due to population growth accompanied by a decrease in land productivity. He cited the crisis that occurred in rice.
“BPS data shows that every year our population increases by around 3 million people. And this increase in population has not been accompanied by an increase in harvested land. Meanwhile, rice is consumed by almost all citizens,” he said.
Budisatrio further explained that the deficit cannot be covered by relying on imports from other countries.
“Learning from the incident with wheat when the Ukraine-Russia war broke out, the supply chain was disrupted, causing the price of wheat, which is very dependent on imports, to rise sharply. We must not let this happen to rice, which is our main food,” he said.
To address this, Prabowo Gibran aims for a minimum increase of four million hectares of harvested land in a program called the Food Barn.
“This Food Barn will start from the smallest level in the villages by the farmers, up to the national level by continuing the food estate. The way to do this is by increasing the farming index, intensification, and utilization of fallow land,” said Budisatrio.
“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 should be the subject of healthy discussion because it is related to the future of the country.
“The focus on food issues should be a common agreement. We actually look forward to a variety of ideas to address the food crisis from each pair of candidates. From Prabowo Gibran, it is clear that we will continue the food estate and perfect it into the Food Barn,” concluded Budisatrio. (SENOPATI)
Sumber: https://prabowosubianto.com/krisis-pangan-di-depan-mata-prabowo-gibran-siapkan-swasembada-lewat-program-lumbung-pangan/
