Andra Soni calls the Vice-President-Kapolri that plants wheat, and a surplus

Jakarta -Banten -Governor Andra Soni accompanied Indonesian Vice President (Wapres) Gibran Rakabuming Raka and National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo to plant wheat simultaneously. In his presentation, Andra Soni said that food supplies in Banten were a surplus. Concurrent wheat planting in the fourth quarter was centered in Bantar Panjang Village, Tigaraksa District, Tangerang Regency, Wednesday (8/10/2025). Before the Vice President, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, coordination of Minister of Food Zulkifli Hasan, and Agriculture Minister Andra Soni said that food supply in the Banten province was well maintained, even a surplus. Browse to continue the content “Thank God, food reserves in the Banten Province will have a surplus in 2025,” he said. According to Andra, the available food reserve is 523 tonnes of 370 tonnes, resulting in a surplus of 153 tons. Meanwhile, the district/city food reserve shares amounted to 1,982 tonnes of 1,416 tonnes, resulting in a surplus of 566 tonnes. Andra Soni assessed that this achievement was inseparable from the support of the central government and the national police for various assistance in the agricultural sector to the Banten provincial government. “I believe that this synergy with all stakeholders will continue to increase agricultural productivity in the Banten province to realize the self-sufficiency of Indonesia,” he said. Rice production in Banten in January-October 2025 reached more than 1.7 million tonnes of ground dry grain (GKG) from a rice crop area of ​​328 thousand hectares, which is more than last year’s period of 1.5 million tonnes, or an increase of 234,218 tonnes. “We are optimistic that rice production in Banten can reach more than 2 million tonnes by December 2025 and rise to the top -8 national rankings,” he said. Andra Soni explained that the current wheat crop area has increased by 2,539 hectares, or an 18 percent increase in the January-October 2025 period, with the production of the wheat of the wheat by 14 percent. Most of this production is absorbed by 12 feed industries that require dry closed wheat as raw material. He said the feed industry in the Banten province needs about 1.5 million tonnes of dry grains per year. “To meet this need, we will work together to expand the planting area in the South Banten region with a target for dry, wheat production of 79 thousand tons per year,” he said. (AIK/RDP)