BULOG invited university representatives from across Bandung to\nparticipate in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) entitled \u201cThe Role of\nCampuses in Realising Sustainable Food Self-Sufficiency for Government\nFood Reserves\u201d held at the BULOG Main Warehouse Complex in Cimahi, West\nJava.<\/p>\n
The event served as an open learning space for students to gain\ncloser insight into how the government, through BULOG, manages\nGovernment Food Reserves as a critical component of the national food\nsecurity system. Through direct warehouse visits, students gained\nunderstanding of stock management, rice quality, and the role of food\ninfrastructure in maintaining food availability for the public.<\/p>\n
BULOG General Director Lieutenant General (Retired) Dr Ahmad Rizal\nRamdhani stated that realising sustainable food self-sufficiency\nrequires cross-sectoral synergy, including active contributions from\nacademic institutions as centres of knowledge, research, innovation, and\nnew ideas.<\/p>\n
The achievement of food self-sufficiency, increasingly strengthened\nsince 2024 and continuing into 2025 before being further consolidated in\n2026, demonstrates the government\u2019s commitment to building national food\nsecurity. Students and campuses have an important role in understanding,\noverseeing, and supporting this major agenda through knowledge,\ninnovation, and concern for food issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cStrengthening food self-sufficiency is not only viewed from the\nproduction side, but also from the state\u2019s ability to absorb farmers\u2019\nharvest yields, maintain food reserves, strengthen post-harvest\ninfrastructure, and ensure food remains available and affordable for the\npublic. At this point, BULOG fulfils its role as a state instrument in\nmaintaining food availability, affordability, and stabilisation,\u201d Ahmad\nstated.<\/p>\n
Important information was also shared regarding significant\nachievements in the national food sector. According to data from the\nFood and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Indonesia ranks second globally\nin rice production growth, after Brazil and Myanmar.<\/p>\n
This achievement signals the strengthening of domestic food\nproduction and serves as an important foundation for maintaining the\nsustainability of national food self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently, rice stock managed by BULOG reaches approximately 5.36\nmillion tonnes\u2014the highest stock in history\u2014with total storage capacity\nprovided of approximately 6.2 million tonnes. This capacity will\ncontinue to be strengthened as national rice production increases,\nenabling BULOG to operate more optimally in carrying out government\nassignments, particularly in managing Government Rice Reserves and food\nstabilisation,\u201d Ahmad said.<\/p>\n
From the procurement side, BULOG has absorbed approximately 2.8\nmillion tonnes of rice from a target of 4 million tonnes. This\nachievement demonstrates BULOG\u2019s active role in supporting farmers\nwhilst strengthening national food stocks. Through absorbing domestic\nproduction, BULOG not only maintains rice availability but also helps\nmaintain price balance at producer and consumer levels.<\/p>\n
Ahmad added that BULOG possesses facilities and infrastructure spread\nthroughout Indonesia, ranging from warehouses and logistics networks to\ngrain processing and rice milling facilities. This infrastructure serves\nas an important backbone in ensuring food supply chains remain strong,\nefficient, and capable of meeting public needs across various\nregions.<\/p>\n
To strengthen this role, BULOG will also add post-harvest\ninfrastructure at 100 locations this year. This step forms part of a\nlong-term strategy in supporting increased production, strengthening\nquality management of harvest yields, and sustaining food\nself-sufficiency achievements.<\/p>\n
Through this collaborative activity with students, BULOG hopes that\ncampuses can take a more active role in building national food literacy.\nStudents should not only be information recipients but also part of an\necosystem of change capable of generating ideas, research, innovation,\nand constructive public communication for Indonesia\u2019s food future.<\/p>\n
This activity also affirms that sustainable food self-sufficiency is\nnot merely a government agenda but a collective movement requiring\nsupport from all national stakeholders. Through collaboration between\nthe state, BULOG, farmers, academics, and young people, the foundation\nof Indonesia\u2019s food security is expected to grow stronger from upstream\nto downstream.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bulog-strengthens-campus-collaboration-to-support-food-self-sufficiency-1780365634", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }