Chief of the Indonesian National Police Leads Simultaneous Corn Planting on 3,035.89 Hectares to Support Food Security
The Chief of the Indonesian National Police, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, reaffirmed the Bhayangkara Corps’ commitment to supporting the national food security programme. This was demonstrated by a concrete action: simultaneous corn planting on 3,035.89 hectares managed by the regional police forces across Indonesia in the first quarter of 2026.
General Sigit personally led the corn-planting event from South Sumatra, specifically on land behind the Serai Indah Housing Complex in Ogan Ilir Regency, on Saturday 7 March 2026. He was accompanied by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono and Bulog President Director Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani (retired Lieutenant General).
Deputy Police Chief Dedi Prasetyo attended the event virtually from Polda Metro Jaya. At the site, the Police Chief was accompanied by several senior officers including Kabaintelkam Komjen Yuda Gustawan, Dankorbrimob Komjen Ramdani Hidayat, Assistant to the Chief of Human Resources Irjen Anwar, Head of Public Relations Irjen Johnny Eddizon Isir, and the Head of the SSDM Polri’s Personnel and Training Brig. Gen. Langgeng Purnomo.
Also present at the site were Governor of South Sumatra Herman Deru, together with the Forkopimda including South Sumatra Police Chief Irjen Sandi Nugroho, and II/Sriwijaya Military Area Commander Maj. Gen. Ujang Darwis.
The arrival of the Police Chief and entourage was greeted with a songket-wrapping ceremony. They then inspected an Agricultural Machinery Exhibition (Alsintan).
The total area at the site for the Police Chief and entourage is 40 hectares. Of this, 20 hectares were prepared for simultaneous corn planting. Previously, 10 hectares had been planted with corn, 8 hectares with cassava and 2 hectares with vegetables. The total corn-planting area in South Sumatra Police (Polda Sumsel) is 769.5 hectares.
The simultaneous corn-planting activity demonstrates that Polri is not merely securing food distribution but is directly engaging in production. The Police Chief, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, and Bulog’s Director General also conducted an interactive dialogue via video conference with several regional police heads, including West Java Police Chief in Sumedang, Riau Police Chief in Pelalawan, and Central Kalimantan Police Chief in Pulang Pisau, who were also planting corn in their respective areas.
In his remarks, General Sigit stated that this simultaneous corn-planting activity is a follow-up to President Prabowo Subianto’s directive. He had briefed the President about the plan a few days earlier.
“I asked him whether the programme should continue, and he ordered me to continue. So of course this is his mandate, and we must implement it properly,” General Sigit said at the site.
The Police Chief explained that this commitment is crucial as demand for food, particularly corn, is rising, in line with other national strategic programmes.
“This time the needs are greater because there is also the MBG (Makan Bergizi Gratis) programme, a food programme requiring sufficient livestock feed, so inevitably, besides ordinary needs, there is also extra demand,” he said.
According to him, this will have a positive impact on the people’s economy.
“It will also spur economic growth in the regions, particularly with farmers becoming more motivated to till the land again and ensure that the outputs are absorbed at fair prices,” added General Sigit.
In addition to planting corn, General Sigit, in this agenda, handed over production equipment to support farmers’ operations. The aid included 25 units of corn shelling machines, 8 units of drying machines, and 2,000 food packages for local communities.
Polri also facilitated access to capital through the signing of a Cooperation Agreement (PKS) between the Assistant to the Chief of HR and the leadership of Bank Himbara.
Amid the agricultural programme, the Police Chief also inaugurated 57 Red-and-White Presisi Bridges built by the South Sumatra Police. The bridges were built to connect isolated areas to accelerate the distribution of logistics and agricultural produce. One of them is Banyuasin Bridge, which has proved especially beneficial to residents, particularly schoolchildren.
The event closed with a symbolic corn planting action by the Police Chief and entourage using a corn seeder on the Ogan Ilir site, which is the pilot project for the food security programme in South Sumatra.