Kemenimipas-style food security produces 159 tons of rice bounty money for prisoners

Jakarta – The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas) is taking a role in efforts to achieve food security, especially in the community environment. In correctional institutions, food security is one of the activities offered to prisoners (prisoners) to improve their abilities so that they are expected to be independent when they have completed their sentence, as well as to be a source of food (bama) to meet the food needs of the prisoners. Judging by the video on Imipas Minister Agus Andrianto’s Instagram account, Monday (20/10/2025), Nusakambangan Island is a pilot project for food security in prisons. Minister Imipas carried out the transformation by using unused land on the prison island for agricultural, plantation, livestock and fishing activities. “The development of assisted residents now focuses on real social and economic impacts. Nusakambangan Island is now being transformed into an integrated food security area, where assisted residents are empowered in agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries and other productive industries,” Minister Agus wrote. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT Since the vision of food self-sufficiency was called for by President Prabowo Subianto, and implemented in rice and corn farming activities on Nusakambangan Island, followed by prisons throughout Indonesia, the rice harvest on land owned by the Ministry of Imipas has reached 159 tons. Meanwhile, corn was 229 tons. The types of crops planted by community officials across the country are diverse, ranging from beans, sorghum and tubers on a total land area of ​​over 328.43 hectares. Then the use of land for coconut, oil palm and pepper plantations covering an area of ​​45 hectares with a harvest of 36 tons. Specifically for coconuts, to support the head downstream programme, Imipas staff planted 360,700 seedlings. Kinds of horticultural crops like vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, chillies are also planted on a total land area of ​​94 hectares. On the other hand, livestock activities are also promoted as a food security option offered to prisoners. Last year there were 380 cows, 1,165 sheep, 32,950 broilers and 13,737 laying hens raised by prisoners. Eggs produced from laying hens reached 147,460 kg, and meat from broilers reached 146,985 kg. Finally, in the fisheries sector, 10,892 prisoners were involved in fish and shrimp farming. Previously, Minister Agus and his staff distributed 674,718 fish seeds and 9,035,000 mainly shrimp seeds. From the various food security activities carried out by the prisoners, the total premium they received together amounted to IDR 700,153,577. The premium is transferred to each prisoner’s bank account as provision or capital when they have completed their criminal term. Photo: Chicken Farm on Nusakambangan Island. (Audrey/detikcom) Not only food prisoners, Minister Agus also strives to empower prisoners by strengthening the ranks of the Directorate General of Corrections through SMEs in prisons. Minister Agus also held the Indonesian Prison Product and Art Festival (IPPA Fest) as a forum for marketing products made by prisoners across Indonesia. “Through skill development, prisoners actively contribute to economic profits and PNBP. Many high-value MSME products produced by the skilled hands of prisoners compete in the international market,” Minister Agus said. The recorded number of transactions at Ippa Fest 2025 reached 1,302,311,528, both from products regularly sold and from auctions for products of prisoners and detainees. “Appreciation in the form of premiums and amnesty are just some of the benefits that have a direct impact on it. Restoring people’s sense of security and eradicating negative stigma towards prisoners is the main goal,” Minister Agus said. So that prison products are increasingly known to the public, the Directorate General of Corrections has also included 225 MSME products in the LKPP e-catalogue. Finally, to be more empowered, the Directorate General of Corrections established 205 job training institutions for prisoners across Indonesia, including job training centers for convection, paving blocks, bricks, fertilizers and cigarettes. From MSME activities, it was recorded that 102,780 prisoners received premiums from food security programmes, MSMEs and job training centres. Photo: Nusakambangan Iron Prison has a number of job training centers (BLK) in various fields, one of which is convection or fashion design. (Audrey S/detikcom) [Gambas:Instagram] Also watch the video “Achievements of the Immipas Ministry in a year of Prabowo’s administration” here: (aud/fjp)