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        "id": 1865702,
        "msgid": "prabowo-vows-to-rejuvenate-all-sugarcane-plantations-in-indonesia-1784289377",
        "date": "2026-07-17 18:25:24",
        "title": "Prabowo Vows to Rejuvenate All Sugarcane Plantations in Indonesia",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has pledged a nationwide rejuvenation of sugarcane plantations to achieve sugar self-sufficiency, noting that no such programme has been undertaken for 12 years. The initiative involves the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) providing integrated assistance to farmers, with the Agriculture Minister expressing confidence the goal can be met within two years. The programme aims to bolster national food security and demonstrates a unified effort between the military, state-owned enterprises, private sector, and farmers.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto has affirmed that all\nsugarcane plantations in Indonesia will be rejuvenated to ensure\nself-sufficiency in sugar production, as part of efforts to strengthen\nthe nation\u2019s food security.<\/p>\n<p>At a joint grand harvest event with the TNI in Malang, East Java, on\nFriday, Prabowo said his government is continuing its push for\nself-sufficiency across a range of sectors, including energy, water and\nfood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier, the Minister of Agriculture told me that there has been no\nsugarcane rejuvenation for 12 years \u2014 12 years. We will now rejuvenate\nall the sugarcane we have,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when I pressed him further, he boldly and confidently said,\n\u2018Sir, we can do it in two years\u2019,\u201d Prabowo added.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ministry of Agriculture data as of November 2025, there\nare 796,621 sugarcane farmers managing 520,823 hectares of harvested\nland.<\/p>\n<p>At the same event, the President also expressed his appreciation to\nthe TNI for implementing an integrated assistance programme for farmers\nin support of food self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n<p>For the sugarcane commodity specifically, the Indonesian Air Force\n(TNI AU) is providing assistance across 236,048 hectares of land, with a\nproduction potential of 18.386 million tonnes of sugarcane, equivalent\nto 1.36 million tonnes of sugar.<\/p>\n<p>The President noted that the efforts of the TNI and Polri \u2014 which are\nrunning similar assistance programmes \u2014 together with state-owned\nenterprises, private companies, academics and farmers demonstrate how\nall components of the nation are uniting to overcome the people\u2019s\ndifficulties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis shows that the TNI and Polri are not only guardians of the\nnation\u2019s defence and security. The TNI and Polri are an inseparable part\nof the Indonesian people,\u201d said Prabowo Subianto.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-vows-to-rejuvenate-all-sugarcane-plantations-in-indonesia-1784289377",
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