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Indonesian legislator urges public awareness to strengthen food security and self-sufficiency

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesian legislator A. Rizki Sadig emphasized the importance of national food security and self-sufficiency.
  • He stated that food self-sufficiency requires domestic production, while food security can be met through both domestic output and imports.
  • Sadig encouraged public support for government initiatives and distributed gardening kits to promote local food production.

A. Rizki Sadig, a member of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) from the National Mandate Party (PAN) faction, has urged citizens to recognize the critical need for strengthening national food security and self-sufficiency. Speaking at an event in Tulungagung, East Java, Sadig highlighted that achieving food self-sufficiency is paramount for ensuring adequate food supplies for all individuals within the country.

"The main requirement for food self-sufficiency is the ability to produce food domestically," Sadig explained. "Meanwhile, food security can be achieved from domestic production as well as imports." He stressed that while domestic production is the cornerstone of self-sufficiency, a combination of local output and imports can contribute to overall food security.

The main requirement for food self-sufficiency is the ability to produce food domestically. Meanwhile, food security can be achieved from domestic production as well as imports.

— A. Rizki SadigThe legislator explained the difference between food self-sufficiency and food security.

The event, attended by participants from various food-related sectors including micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), farmers, fish breeders, and livestock farmers, aimed to foster a collective understanding of these vital issues. Sadig called for robust public support for the government's ongoing efforts to bolster both food self-sufficiency and security.

Previously, Sadig, who also serves on Commission XI of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), distributed gardening kits to communities across East Java. He stated that this initiative is designed to encourage residents to utilize vacant land around their homes for more productive purposes. "The goal of providing these gardening kits is to train the community to optimize the empty land in their respective homes," he said, adding that the program is currently in a trial phase, involving young people and housewives in an effort to promote independent food cultivation.

The goal of providing these gardening kits is to train the community to optimize the empty land in their respective homes.

— A. Rizki SadigThe legislator described the purpose of distributing gardening kits to residents.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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