The Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Entrepreneurs and\nManagers of Free Nutritious Meals (APPMBGI) emphasises that Indonesia\u2019s\nrice self-sufficiency last year was a concrete achievement supported by\nofficial data. This accomplishment is not merely political narrative or\na \u201csudden surprise\u201d.<\/p>\n
This statement directly addresses various doubts circulating on\nsocial media regarding the sustainability of national food\nself-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
APPMBGI Chairman Abdul Rivai Ras states that narratives doubting\nIndonesia\u2019s ability to achieve sustainable rice self-sufficiency do not\nalign with the reality on the ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cNational rice production in 2025 reached approximately 34.7 million\ntonnes, while societal consumption needs were only around 31.1 million\ntonnes. This means we have a surplus of more than 3 million tonnes,\u201d\nexplains Rivai, directly citing data from the Central Statistics Agency\n(BPS).<\/p>\n
He adds that the National Food Agency also recorded a significant\nincrease in government rice reserves and strengthened national stocks\nthroughout the year. \u201cIn food economics, self-sufficiency is simple:\nwhen production exceeds consumption. This is not an opinion; these are\nofficial figures,\u201d he asserts.<\/p>\n
Rivai explains that the 2025 self-sufficiency achievement is not the\nresult of chance, but the fruit of systematic government efforts through\nthe Ministry of Agriculture.<\/p>\n
Several key steps that drove this acceleration include: increasing\nthe national harvested area, improving land productivity through\ntechnology and superior seeds, strengthening paddy prices at the farmer\nlevel to keep them motivated to plant, and optimising the absorption of\nproduction results by Perum BULOG.<\/p>\n
\u201cThus, this self-sufficiency is the result of policy consistency, not\na short-term anomaly,\u201d says Rivai.<\/p>\n
He also clearly distinguishes between tactical imports and structural\ndependence. The rice imports conducted at the beginning of the year were\nonly temporary in nature to maintain price and stock stability.<\/p>\n
The national food balance is calculated annually based on the overall\nbalance of production and consumption, not monthly. Therefore, limited\nimports do not automatically erase the self-sufficiency status achieved\nthroughout the year.<\/p>\n
Some parties often compare Indonesia with Japan, which has highly\nadvanced agricultural technology. According to Rivai, such comparisons\nare not entirely appropriate. Indonesia faces far different challenges,\ndue to the much larger scale of rice consumption, diverse land\ncharacteristics, and a farmer structure that is mostly small-scale and\ntraditional.<\/p>\n
\u201cSelf-sufficiency success is not measured by who has the most\nadvanced technology, but by a nation\u2019s ability to meet its own people\u2019s\nfood needs,\u201d Rivai asserts.<\/p>\n
Rivai urges the public to view the data objectively. \u201cWhat we see is\nnot claims, but number-based reality. The 2025 rice self-sufficiency is\na historic momentum for Indonesia\u2019s food sovereignty,\u201d he states.<\/p>\n
Future challenges, according to him, are no longer about proving\nwhether Indonesia is capable, but how to maintain, strengthen, and\nensure that the benefits of this self-sufficiency are felt equitably by\nall the people, from farmers to household consumers.<\/p>\n
In this way, he calls on all parties to support the sustainability of\nthis rice self-sufficiency, because food security is the main foundation\nof national independence.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/data-based-appmbgi-chairman-indonesias-2025-rice-self-sufficiency-not-a-miracle-1775591472", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }