Indramayu, West Java, Feb. 4 -- The Indonesian government has opted to promote and adopt the agroforestry approach to cultivate gogo-type paddy on 1.1 million hectares across the country to achieve self-sufficiency in food.

Speaking in Indramayu, West Java, on Tuesday, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated that his side is collaborating with the Ministry of Agriculture to execute the initiative starting today.

He explained that agroforestry involves planting trees alongside essential crops, such as rice and corn, on degraded lands to restore the ecological functions of the areas while boosting food production.

Antoni then highlighted that the government had long recognized the concept of a food reserve forest, albeit it had not bee...