Bulog Chief Affirms Support for Maize Cultivation to Safeguard Self-Sufficiency
The State-Owned Enterprise Bulog fully supports various government and cross-sectoral initiatives in strengthening national food security.
Jakarta — The Director-General of State-Owned Enterprise Bulog, Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani, has reaffirmed full support for maize cultivation undertaken jointly with the Indonesian National Police to strengthen national production and sustain the achievement of self-sufficiency in the commodity.
Ramdhani stated that Bulog is prepared to collaborate with various stakeholders in maintaining the availability and stability of national food security, including through support for strengthening the production of strategic food commodities such as maize.
“Bulog fully supports various government and cross-sectoral initiatives in strengthening national food security,” said Ramdhani during the simultaneous maize planting activity for the first quarter of 2026, led by National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo in Ogan Ilir District, South Sumatra, as stated in Jakarta on Monday.
Ramdhani conveyed that through cross-sectoral collaboration, the government is optimistic that strengthening national maize production can support domestic food and livestock feed requirements, whilst also reinforcing Indonesia’s food security amid global dynamics.
“Our presence in this activity represents Bulog’s commitment to continue collaborating with all parties, from the central government, regional authorities, to law enforcement personnel and maize farmers,” said Ramdhani.
He affirmed that Bulog will continue to support various strategic steps undertaken by the government in maintaining the stability of national food supply and prices whilst ensuring optimal food distribution for public welfare.
The state-owned food enterprise declared its readiness to proactively procure maize produced by the National Police force to strengthen reserves and national food stock availability.
This measure is also aimed at maintaining the stability of strategic commodity supply, particularly in supporting domestic animal feed requirements.
This also reflects the government’s commitment to strengthening national food self-reliance as directed by President Prabowo Subianto, whereby the development of strategic commodities, including maize, plays an important role in the national food and livestock feed supply chain.
Meanwhile, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo announced that the first quarter 2026 maize planting programme is being implemented nationally during the period January to March on land covering 196,175 hectares.
The National Police Chief noted that by early March 2026, the realisation of planting had reached more than 146,000 hectares with estimated production potential between 784,000 and 1.96 million tonnes.
“We are optimistic that this step will deliver a significant impact on national food availability,” said the National Police Chief.
The maize planting activity was also attended by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono, South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru, representatives of the National Food Agency, Pupuk Indonesia, as well as farmers and farmer group associations (Gapoktan) who played an active role in supporting increased national maize production.
It is understood that the National Police received a special assignment from President Prabowo Subianto to support the food self-sufficiency programme, one aspect of which involves overseeing and implementing simultaneous maize cultivation across various Indonesian regions.
Previously, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that Indonesia achieved maize self-sufficiency from late 2025 onwards.
In fact, by early March 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that Indonesia has also achieved self-sufficiency in rice, consumption sugar, large chillies, bird’s eye chillies, cooking oil, chicken meat, chicken eggs, and shallots.