Chairman of the DPD encourages the regional government to develop innovation of an integrated food system

Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Regional Representative Council (DPD), Sultan Baktiar Najamudin has encouraged the regional government to develop an integrated food system as a solution to realize independence, affordability and food benefits, as well as to stimulate the regional economy. According to him, the regional government must build food security in a structured and systematic way amid the adjustment of the transfer budget to the region (TKD). This step is also a form of support for the government’s priority program, as well as softening the potential for geopolitical conflicts and global economic uncertainty. “The government has allocated hundreds of trillions of Rupiah for food -self -sight priority programs, public schools and free nutritional meals (MBG). So that the regional government must prepare the right strategy so that the Jumbo budget of various government programs can be included and optimally turned into the local economic system,” Sultan said in a written statement, Sunday (9/14/2025). Browse to continue with Putra Original Putra Content Pino Village, Bengkulu, emphasized that each region has the potential for agricultural land, food products and various horticulture. Therefore, the Regional Government must develop a crucifixion and institution program in an integrated way with an innovative approach. He added that the area that could prepare integrated food innovation management had the opportunity to obtain greater fiscal incentives than other regions. Local governments should also encourage the involvement of the younger generation through micro -small businesses with intensive help. “With an integrated food innovation approach, it is probably not only the assigned budget of the multiplayer effects, but also reduces the ICOR or food production costs of farmers, breeders and fishermen, including micro and small manufacturing. Provide active and innovative local governments to develop an integrated food system from upstream to downstream. Regional government is welcomed, prepared by the ecosystems and micro -small business units in the regions. Especially in efforts to increase financing of capital expenditure and industrial equipment and machinery in the right sector, he concluded. For the record, integrated food system innovation is a production approach that combines different agricultural enterprises, ranging from food crops, horticulture, plantations, animal husbandry, to fisheries, as well as financial institutions (banks and cooperatives) and the food processing industry in one ecosystem. The goal is to increase agricultural productivity, reduce the negative impact of the environment and improve the welfare of the farmers by an effective and sustainable system. (AKD/AKD)