Minister of Agriculture Amran accompanies Vice President Gibran to plant wheat simultaneously in Banten

Jakarta -Vice President (Vice President) of the Republic of Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, along with the Minister of Agriculture (Mentan), Andi Amran Sulaiman spread excellent wheat varieties in 33 points across the Banten Province, with a total territory of 208 hectares. The wheat varieties planted are excellent varieties that have potential yields of up to 10 tonnes per hectare and are expected to encourage increased production to self -supply, while increasing the well -being of farmers. On this occasion, Gibran emphasizes the importance of cross -sectoral joint work as a key to the success of national agriculture development. According to him, all elements of the government must move in one vision to ensure that the food security program runs effectively and has a direct influence on the community. Browse to continue with the content “We as the president’s assistant have the obligation to ensure that his vision and mission go well, one of which is in the field of food security. The ways of collaborative work like this must be continued and expanded to realize the ideals of the president, namely food self -sufficiency,” Gibran said in a written statement, Wednesday (8/10/2025). He said this when he gave direction to the IV wheat maize simultaneous planting and the inauguration of the National Police Food Security Sware in KEC. Tigaraksa, Tangerang, Banten Province, Wednesday (8/10). Gibran also appreciates the synergy between the Ministry of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture), Polri, Forkopimda, Bulog, Farmers’ Groups, Higher Education and Pesantren involved in cultivating the fourth quarter of the fourth. According to him, this kind of cooperation approach is the key to strengthening the national food system. “I would also like to appreciate the hard work of all parties. It can be a cooperation model that needs to be expanded because the results are real. National wheat production in the third quarter has reached 2.8 million tonnes of more than 30 thousand farming groups. Especially in Banten, the animal feed industry and independent breeders have ready to accommodate the harvest,” he added. Furthermore, Gibran emphasizes the importance of assistance after the harvest, so that farmers do not have problems if the harvest does not meet the industrial standards. He encouraged bullog and various parties to continue to innovate to increase the survey of farmers by providing dryers, silos, superior seeds and effective pest control. “Farmers should not be left if their harvest does not meet the standards. There must be help, training and access to help. With this work like this, I am sure everything can be completed,” Gibran said. In addition, Gibran also encouraged an increase in the use of modern agricultural tools and machines (Alsintan), as well as the involvement of young people and campuses in agriculture, including research and application of technology such as drones, artificial intelligence (AI), and processing of wheat products such as flour, maize oil, ethanol and livestock. “I also want more young people to be involved in research and use of modern agricultural technology. It is important to make our agriculture more productive and competitive,” he said. At the same time, During this event, Amran reported on the achievement of national wheat production that continued to increase significantly thanks to the synergy of institutions, including the support of national police and all ranks of local governments. “The consent of the Vice President of Pak, this year our wheat production increased by 1.5 million tonnes compared to last year. In 2024 we produced 15 million tonnes, and this year it is aimed at 16.6 million tonnes. This increase is due to the hard work of the National Police, the TNI and all Indonesian farmers,” he said. Not only that, the increase in wheat production is also directly proportional to the increase in the income of the farmers. With an average price of RP5.500 per kilogram, the income from wheat is estimated to reach more than RP 8 trillion. Amran also said that this positive trend also occurred in national rice commodities that increased from 30 million tonnes to 34 million tonnes, with an estimated increase in the farmer’s RP 113 trillion revenue. “Alhamdulillah, with collaboration we all range from the national police, the TNI, prosecutors’ office, until the national food production government continues to increase. It is clear evidence that joint work produces excellent results for farmers to increase national food production,” said Amran. For information, this activity is one of the national police programs in support of the government’s efforts to achieve national food self -sale. This program is a tangible form of cross -sector collaboration between the National Police, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Regional Government and the Farming Community in the strengthening of local food security. Also present at this event, Coordinating Minister of Food Division, Zulkifli Hasan; Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni; Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi; Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Amalia Adinenggar Widyasanti and President Director of Bulog Perum, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani. The ranks of the Banten Province Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Vurkopimda) were also present, including the Banten Regional Chief, the chairman of the Banten Provincial Parliament Gajati, and Tangerang Regent Ahmed Zaki Iskandar with the Tangerang Regency Vidopimda -Ranglist. 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