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    "data": {
        "id": 1753335,
        "msgid": "wanam-food-estate-could-strengthen-national-rice-self-sufficiency-1779543010",
        "date": "2026-05-20 23:29:42",
        "title": "Wanam Food Estate Could Strengthen National Rice Self-Sufficiency",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The Wanam food estate in Merauke, part of Indonesia's National Strategic Project, is argued to strengthen rice self-sufficiency and rural livelihoods. Proponents say the 1-million-hectare paddy-field programme supports food security amid global pressures, with environmental safeguards and completed facilities, while critics refer to a film critique; the government emphasises optimistic narratives.",
        "content": "<p>South Papua - The National Strategic Project (PSN) food estate in\nWanam, Merauke, South Papua, should continue to realise the food\nsecurity programme initiated by President Prabowo Subianto. Indonesia\nPolitical Review (IPR) Director Iwan Setiawan emphasised that, given\ntoday\u2019s global conditions, the PSN paddy-field expansion to 1 million\nhectares in Wanam should remain underway. \u2018In my view, the Wanam PSN\npolicy is quite visionary, because in the future the global community\nwill focus on their own food issues. If Indonesia\u2019s food deficit becomes\nthe issue, that would be even more dangerous,\u2019 he said, quoted on\nWednesday, 20 May 2026. He explained that the Wanam paddy-field\nprogramme is projected to strengthen national self-sufficiency and food\nsecurity. Its main benefits include achieving the rice self-sufficiency\ntarget, creating new rural jobs, increasing community\/farmers\u2019 incomes\nby 20 percent to 30 percent, and converting idle land into productive\nareas. \u2018As for the criticisms in the film Pesta Babi, that is\ndemocracy\u2019s right to express opinions in the form of film creativity.\nThe problem is if such expression is used with the aim of delegitimising\nand concealing political agendas,\u2019 he said. Regarding the environment\nand forests, he noted the government must have studies and comply with\napplicable laws. \u2018In the face of global pressure affecting Indonesia\u2019s\ncurrent economy, we need to build optimistic narratives rather than\nprovoke,\u2019 he said. For information, Wanam PSN in South Papua shows\nsignificant progress with several main facilities now completed 100\npercent. The presence of the project has brought new hope to local\ncommunities, especially in promoting welfare and equitable development\nin the region.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/wanam-food-estate-could-strengthen-national-rice-self-sufficiency-1779543010",
        "image": ""
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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