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        "msgid": "zulhas-reveals-national-progress-can-be-measured-by-food-security-1788591245",
        "date": "2026-09-05 13:15:58",
        "title": "Zulhas Reveals National Progress Can Be Measured by Food Security",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, has emphasised that food security serves as a fundamental indicator of a nation's civilisation and progress. He highlighted the importance of reducing rice imports to ensure the prosperity of local farmers and prevent widespread poverty.",
        "content": "<p>The Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, has revealed that\nfood issues are vital to a nation. He considers food to be the\nfoundation or the primary measure of a nation\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood is not just about rice on a plate with side dishes. No.\u00a0Eating\nreflects the civilisation of a country. Where the food comes from, how\nit is eaten, and the process involved will be reflected in that nation,\u201d\nstated Zulhas during the Lampung Financial Festival at Novotel Bandar\nLampung on Saturday (5\/9\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, Zulhas noted that to encourage Indonesia to advance and\nbecome wealthy, the country needs to maintain its food security.<\/p>\n<p>He cited that in 2024, Indonesia still imported 4.5 million tonnes of\nrice. This was deemed to cause hardship for Indonesian farmers, as they\ndo not reap the benefits, unlike farmers in Thailand, Vietnam, and\nIndia.<\/p>\n<p>The high volume of rice imports triggers a decrease in local paddy\nprices due to market oversupply, particularly during the peak harvest\nseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf our farmers are not prosperous, eventually their productivity\nwill be low. If productivity is low, it will lead to massive poverty.\nOver time, these farmers will no longer have rice fields because of\npoverty. Their fields will be sold or pawned; that is the impact on food\nsecurity,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, he noted, Indonesia is continuously improving, such that\nby 2025, Indonesia will no longer need to import rice, allowing\nIndonesian farmers to become more prosperous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir exchange rate has increased from one hundred and sixteen to\none hundred and twenty-seven. At one hundred and twenty-seven, the\nexchange rate is higher. They can become more prosperous. They can\nafford to send their children to school and pay for motorcycle\ninstalments. Alhamdulillah,\u201d he explained.<\/p>",
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