The 2025 food security budget is 21.9 percent higher than last year.

“This food security budget is quite large and spread across various ministries. We need strong cooperation to achieve the 2028-2029 self-sufficiency target,” coordinating Food Minister Zulkifli Hasan told reporters behind closed doors at the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday.

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The significant jump in the budget marks a departure from smaller annual increases in past years: the 2024 allocation is 114 trillion euros, up 12.9 percent from Rp 92.3 trillion in 2022, and 9.7 percent from Rp 104.2 trillion in 2023. It rose to Rp 3 trillion.

Meanwhile, the 2022 food budget recorded a contraction of 6.8 percent from Rp 99.1 trillion in 2021.

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In his opening speech on October 20, Prabowo reiterated his commitment to achieving self-sufficiency in food and energy, saying it was “an imperative” for Southeast Asia’s largest economy to become a more prosperous nation. He also expressed confidence that Indonesia could become self-sufficient in food within four to five years and become a major food exporter.