Medan, Oct. 30 -- Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, said that the government's food self-sufficiency program has helped improve the welfare of communities relying on agriculture, fisheries, and livestock.

"One-third of Indonesians depend on agriculture, livestock, and fisheries, and many among them still live in poverty," Hasan said during his address at the 2025 graduation ceremony of Univa Medan in North Sumatra on Thursday.

He noted that under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the flagship food self-sufficiency program aims to raise the living standards of farmers, fishers, and breeders across the country.

The program, he explained, covers a broad range of essen...