Indonesia, Dec. 3 -- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman affirmed accelerated efforts to handle the 40 thousand hectares of rice fields affected by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to restore national food production.

The efforts include the provision of seeds, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, and on-the-ground support.

"The central government ensures that all flood-affected rice fields in North Sumatra, Aceh, and West Sumatra, totalling around 40 thousand hectares, will be handled immediately without burdening farmers," he said while monitoring flood-damaged rice fields in Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on Wednesday.

Sulaiman stressed that the recovery scheme is being carried out comprehensivel...