Nusron Wahid Press Land Function for Food Security: Forever SAWAH

Jakarta – Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Nusron Wahid unveiled the focus of his ministry in the realization of Asta Cita President Prabowo Subianto. One is to prevent soil conversion from achieving food security. It was transferred by Nusron in the #Demiindonesia discussion to realize Asta Cita at the Menara Bank Mega, South Jakarta, Tuesday (8/26/2025). Nusron initially explained that the Map of Indonesia has an area of ​​190 million hectares, with details of 120 million hectares in the form of forests and other 70 hectares of APL (other use area). “Of the 70 million, 55.9 million are certified. Among them are 39.8 million HGU (right to use rights) and HGB (building rights). And HGU-HGB in Indonesia is 39 million hectares, 48 ​​percent is controlled as HGU by 16 thousand pt, as HGB with about 300 thousand pt,” Nusron at the place of Tuesday (8/26). Browse to continue with the content, Nusron then explained related to the focus of his ministry, which prevents the conversion of land for food security. He will maintain the opponents of the fields not to become an industrial area or housing. “The keyword of today in Asta Cita to maintain food security that must be concentrated for justice is to keep the rate of land conversion. So that rice fields do not turn into industrial areas, rice lands cannot turn into residential areas, and rice fields cannot turn into shopping and social areas,” he explained. “That’s why the rice lands are also sustainable at LP2B soil, food and agricultural land. It is an eternal rice field,” he added. Nusron provides a warning to the National Strategic Project (PSN) which is determined to perform the function of rice fields. The government will ask them to print new land with the same productivity. “If there is a forced PSN to replace the rice fields, we force the applicant to replace the country by pushing new soil with the same productivity level, not the same area, but the same productivity. If the rice field delivers 20 tons of one year, he must also replace the country with the same productivity a year,” he explained. This event was supported by PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Person) TBK., Mind ID, PT Pertamina (Person), and PT Bank Mandiri (Person) TBK. (Eva/WNV)