The Vice -Minister, who meets the Deputy Minister, emphasizes food security as a movement

Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Wamentan), Sudaryono (MAS DAR) works with the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) in an effort to strengthen the resilience and sovereignty of national food. Sudaryono said this step was realized by synergy with the public network distributed by Indonesia. “I was received today by the Deputy Minister of Religion, Father Syafi’i. We spoke many things, especially how the publication network, both pesantren and religious institutions in Indonesia, could work together to support food security,” Sudaryono said in his statement, Tuesday (7/10/2025). It was transferred when he met with the Deputy Minister of Religion (Wamen’s), Father Muhammad Syafi’i, on Tuesday (7/10) with the Ministry of Religious Head of Religion, Jakarta. Browse to continue with the content of Sudaryono, added that this meeting was the first step in a concrete synergy between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Religion to promote the basis of publicity to support the care of food. According to him, all religious communities in Indonesia, namely Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucians who have extensive and influential social networks can be optimized to support the food sovereignty program. “With the synergy by the Ministry of Religion, we can build a joint movement to self -sufficiency and food sovereignty for the Indonesian population, as indicated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia,” he said. Meanwhile, Father Syafi’i welcomed the initiative and emphasized the readiness of the Ministry of Religion to play an active role in strengthening the National Food Security Ecosystem. “We, from the Ministry of Religion, thank you for visiting the Deputy Sudaryono. All our citizens are religious people, so that all farmers are basically in the guidance of the Ministry of Religion. Therefore, we will socialize this idea so that we constitute joint responsibilities to create national food security in accordance with the vision and mission of the president,” Father Syafii said. (Akn/Ega)