Jakarta, Jan. 29 -- President Prabowo Subianto has instructed Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR) Minister and Head of the National Land Agency (BPN), Nusron Wahid, to curb the conversion of rice fields to maintain food security and support food self-sufficiency.

During a meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday evening, Wahid explained that between 2019 and 2024, Indonesia lost approximately 554,000 hectares of rice fields to industrial and residential development.

"In our discussion earlier, we outlined steps that required the President's consultation, and thankfully, he has given his blessing," Wahid said.

Wahid stated that the ministry has initiated several measures in accordance with Presidential Regulation No...