Jakarta, Nov. 16 -- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that every day at his ministry is treated as a working day with no exceptions.

He said there are no holidays as the government is focused on accelerating food self-sufficiency as part of efforts to strengthen national resilience.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Hasanuddin University Alumni Association Board for the 2025-2029 period in Makassar, he explained that President Prabowo Subianto has instructed that the timeline for achieving food self-sufficiency be shortened from four years to three, and eventually to just one year.

He described the increasingly tight target as both a challenge and an opportunity to prove the capacity of Indonesia's agricultural sector....