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        "id": 1722848,
        "msgid": "bulog-develops-long-term-rice-storage-technology-1778162139",
        "date": "2026-05-07 08:30:00",
        "title": "Bulog Develops Long-Term Rice Storage Technology",
        "author": "Gita Amanda",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Perum Bulog, Indonesia's state logistics agency, is advancing long-term rice storage technology in collaboration with BRIN and IPB to bolster national food security by maintaining rice quality for over two years. This innovation will be implemented in new government warehouses, particularly in remote areas like Nias and Morotai, to ensure stable food distribution amid logistical challenges. With current operations managing 3.7 million tons of capacity and additional leased storage, Bulog employs layered maintenance, fumigation, and reprocessing to preserve stock quality, supporting broader efforts to enhance logistic capabilities.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA \u2013 The President Director of Perum Bulog,\nAhmad Rizal Ramdhani, has revealed the development of long-term rice\nstorage technology as a step to strengthen national food security. This\ntechnology allows government reserve rice to be stored for longer\nperiods while maintaining its quality.<\/p>\n<p>Rizal stated that the innovation was developed through collaboration\nwith the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and Bogor\nAgricultural Institute (IPB). \u201cWe have already collaborated with BRIN\nand our colleagues at IPB. So, we have found technology to store rice in\nwarehouses for more than two years in very good condition,\u201d said the\nthree-star retired general in Jakarta on Wednesday (6\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the technology will be applied to new warehouses\ncurrently being prepared by the government, especially in frontier\nregions. This infrastructure strengthening is expected to maintain the\nquality of rice reserves while ensuring food availability in remote\nareas.<\/p>\n<p>Rizal added that the construction of new warehouses has received\ngovernment budget support and is prioritised in several regions such as\nNias and Morotai. These locations are considered strategic for\nstrengthening food distribution in areas vulnerable to logistical\ndisruptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis technology will be applied in the new warehouses, such as in\nNias and Morotai,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In current operations, Bulog manages around 1,555 warehouses with a\ncapacity of about 3.7 million tonnes of rice. Capacity limitations have\nled Bulog to add leased warehouses approaching 2 million tonnes to\naccommodate government rice reserves.<\/p>\n<p>The large stock volume drives the implementation of layered\nmaintenance systems to preserve rice quality during storage. Each\nwarehouse conducts routine maintenance and pest control as part of\nstandard operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there are weevils, we use a fumigation programme. Fumigation,\nsimply put, involves sealing the rice tightly so that the pests die,\u201d\nRizal explained.<\/p>\n<p>He further described that rice experiencing quality degradation after\na certain storage period undergoes a quality restoration process or\nreprocessing. This is done using processing technology to make the rice\nfit for consumption again.<\/p>\n<p>The development of this rice storage technology is part of long-term\nefforts to maintain food stability. This step also supports the\nenhancement of logistic capacity in line with the growing government\nrice reserves.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bulog-develops-long-term-rice-storage-technology-1778162139",
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