Jakarta, May 3 -- Indonesia is on track to achieve food self-sufficiency by strengthening national rice stocks, maintaining historically low inflation, and implementing strategic production policies, according to a government official.
"With low inflation and stable rice reserves, we are optimistic that Indonesia can achieve food self-sufficiency," said Arief Prasetyo Adi, Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), in a statement issued on Friday.
Adi noted that Indonesia's 2024 inflation rate stands at 1.57 percent-the lowest in the country's history-indicating successful efforts to stabilize food prices.
He added that the country's government rice reserves have reached 3.1 million tons, the highest level since Indonesia's independen...
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