Gerindra -Legislature supports the role of the National Police to realize national food sovereignty

Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives Commission III of Gerindra faction Martin Daniel Tumbelaka supports the national police concrete steps to support the government’s efforts to realize national food sovereignty. Martin assessed that the national police chief, Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo and the ranks actively contributed to the national strategic agenda. “I give the highest appreciation to the National Police who attended a real role and actively in an effort to realize food sovereignty. It shows that national police are increasingly responding and adapting to the needs of the country,” Martin told reporters on Saturday (7/6/2025). Martin accompanied the presence of the National Police Chief of President Prabowo Subianto in the momentum of the second quarter of Corn harvest in Bengkayang, West Calimantan (Western Calimantan), recently. According to him, this is proof of the dedication of the National Police in the execution of the role as part of the national development tool. Browse to continue with the content “When police institutions are present in the midst of farmers, which help plant, soil management, after the spread of crops, it is not a small thing. This is a great transformation of the safety approach to the welfare approach,” he said. Martin said this step was not only realistic, but also described the capacity of the National Police Institution to respond to the real problems the community faces. “Food safety is the basis for social stability and national security. When the national police contribute in this sector, it strengthens the position of the national police as the leading line in maintaining the country’s resilience, not only in terms of safety, but also from the economic aspects of the people,” he said. Martin also mentioned that the National Police have been recorded to empower more than 136,000 farmers to manage these countries. In the first quarter of 2025, the wheat crop reached 118.975 tons of 16,656 hectares of land. While yields increased significantly in the second quarter, which was between 1.78 to 2.54 million tons. Martin assessed that this achievement was not just a matter of numbers, but rather showed cross -sectoral work patterns that should continue to strengthen in the future. “It is concrete work, not symbolic. It is a form that the state is present, and national police are an important part of the presence,” he said. In supporting the productivity of the farmers, national police also distributed assistance in the form of 500 units of soil fertility investigators, 50 wheat petal equipment, 100 water content investigators and 100 tons 1 ton capacity drier to farmers and cooperatives in five regions of the regional police, namely Western Calimantan, East -Java, NTB, NTB, NTB. According to Martin, the synergy between the national police and the agricultural sector should be appreciated and is still expanded to other regions, so that the benefits are increasingly fair in Indonesia. “This program is very good and in line with the spirit of fair development. I hope that synergy like this can continue and involve more parties to strengthen national food security,” he said. In the crop activities in Bengkayang, Western Calimantan, the national police chief previously transferred the dedication of the national police to support the food sovereignty program. He said national police targeted wheat planting in an area of ​​1 million hectares during 2025. “It is an honor and pride for us, in the midst of the density of state duties, the president of the Republic of Indonesia is happy to greet the Boers and meet us all to realize Indonesian food sovers,” General Sigit said. He added, there are currently 445,600 hectares of land ready for planting and 922,700 hectares of social forestry land that is in the verification phase. If all the land can be used, the target of 1 million hectares can be exceeded. (FCA/FCA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here