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    "data": {
        "id": 1702736,
        "msgid": "hkti-prabowos-anti-rice-import-stance-has-existed-since-2004-1777269103",
        "date": "2026-04-27 12:27:05",
        "title": "HKTI: Prabowo's Anti-Rice Import Stance Has Existed Since 2004",
        "author": "Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers' Harmony Association (HKTI), Sudaryono, stated that President Prabowo Subianto's opposition to rice imports dates back to 2004 when he led the organisation. Under Prabowo's administration, the government has halted imports of rice and corn for feed, aiming to reduce foreign dependency and boost domestic production, including targeting self-sufficiency in rice announced in January 2026. Policies also focus on the sugar sector by closing consumption sugar imports and promoting national output to ensure food security and farmer welfare.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The General Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers\u2019\nHarmony Association (HKTI), Sudaryono, stated that President Prabowo\nSubianto\u2019s anti-rice import stance emerged as early as 2004. At that\ntime, Prabowo served as the General Chairman of HKTI and was not yet in\ngovernment. \u201cThe aspiration not to import rice, the anti-rice import\nstance, has indeed been demonstrated by the HKTI Chairman since he\nbecame the HKTI Chairman in 2004; he has been against it and said that\nrice imports should no longer be allowed,\u201d Sudaryono said at the\nMinistry of Agriculture, Jakarta, on Monday (27\/4\/2026). Prabowo also\nannounced the achievement of rice self-sufficiency in early January\n2026. In addition to rice, imports of corn for feed have also been\nstopped. The government is reducing reliance on foreign supplies. \u201cWhat\nwas previously imported, we are reducing the imports step by step,\u201d\nSudaryono remarked. This policy is accompanied by encouragement for\ndomestic production. The government is targeting an increase in the\noutput of food commodities. The sugar sector is one of the focuses. The\ngovernment has received input from the Indonesian Independent Sugarcane\nFarmers Association to curb imports. Consumption sugar imports have been\nclosed. National production is being promoted to meet domestic needs.\n\u201cThus, we can boost our national sugar production to truly meet our\ndomestic needs and improve the welfare of our farmers,\u201d he said. The\ngovernment has also issued several legal products to protect the\nagricultural sector. \u201cOur President together with the people, President\nPrabowo together with the farmers, and whatever is good for the farmers,\nwhatever is good for food, whatever is good for ensuring food security\nand availability, the president will surely pursue it all,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hkti-prabowos-anti-rice-import-stance-has-existed-since-2004-1777269103",
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