The government plans to convert more than 20 million hectares of forest land across Indonesia into agricultural land for food production. Energy and water for the country’s self-reliance project. Forestry Minister Raja Julie Antoni said the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture plan to make use of the forest area, including building several small canteens in addition to a large-scale food production land project. “Together with the Ministry of Agriculture, we have selected about 20 million hectares of land that can be used to produce food, energy and water reserves,” he said. He said in Jakarta on Thursday, according to Bloombergtechnoz.
Raja Julie He went on to say that the government is planning to use a total of 1.1 million hectares to grow rice, which is a rice variety suitable for growing in arid environments. It is expected to have an annual production capacity of 3.5 tonnes per hectare, and Sodirman University in Central Java will be the seed supplier.
The government aims to provide up to 3.5 million tonnes of additional rice reserves per year from the project, which is equivalent to the import volume of rice in 2023. Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs [Zulkifli Hasan] said we will not import [rice] next year. This is another option for food reserves,” Raja Julie said in a Bloombergtechnoz report.
It is estimated that 1 million hectares of land will be used for sugarcane cultivation to produce bioethanol, an alternative energy source from the use of natural sugar-fermented yeast in no air. One hectare can produce about 24,000 kiloliters. The volume of bioethanol production can reach 24 million kiloliters. “That means we can build up fuel support. However, even though the project will start production as soon as possible. It is estimated that it will take 6-7 years to be processed into bioethanol.” According to Bloombergtechnoz.
“But in the meantime, the land can also be used for food crops, possibly for sorghum, and later for rice, corn and other crops.” The government aims to cut its import quota for corn, salt and sugar next year as part of a push to increase the use of domestic inputs by Indonesia’s industrial sector.
From President Prabowo Subianto’s inaugural address. He declared that Indonesia would be able to achieve its goal of food self-sufficiency and possibly reach the world “cafeteria” level within four to five years, a goal that former President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had tried but failed to achieve.
President Prabowo said on Dec. 30 last year that Indonesia should increase its oil palm cultivation and should not pay attention to accusations of deforestation from other countries. Amid international pressure on deforestation and biodiversity loss. His statement comes despite Indonesia’s pledge to reduce deforestation and halt oil palm cultivation across the country, which began in late 2018 until 2021.
previously Prabovo wants to increase the proportion of palm oil for use in biodiesel projects, which will support the country’s energy self-sufficiency efforts.
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The Indonesian government plans to convert more than 20 million hectares of forest land into agricultural land to provide food. There is enough energy, energy, and water to meet the demand. The key points are as follows:
- 1.1 million hectares of rice cultivation area It is expected to produce 3.5 million tons per year, which may affect rice exports from Thailand to Indonesia in the future.
- Sugarcane on 1 million hectares can produce 24 million kiloliters of bioethanol. It is expected to be processed in the next 6-7 years.
- Sam cropping systems are used to grow food crops and energy crops together.
The initiative aims to reduce imports of corn, sugar and salt. At the same time, it is to strengthen domestic industry and energy self-reliance. however This raises concerns about deforestation. Biodiversity loss and international monitoring Therefore, balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability and social impact is a key factor in success.
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