Liputan6.com, jakarta – The National Food Agency (NFA) expressed support for the use of social forest land as a strategy for strengthening national food security. The head of the NFA Arief Prasetyo ADI emphasized the importance of cooperation in the cross sector in the implementation of the self -esteem of corn, attending the simultaneous activity of planting corn in Combugan, central java, environment (7/7/2025).
“The corn plant, initiated by the National Police, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Forestry, is a form of real cooperation in relation to food self -esteem. This synergy is important to ensure the availability of stable food, especially state food supplies, ”said Arif.
Arief added that corn is a national strategic product for food and feed needs. NFA, according to him, continues to calculate the balance of production and consumption in order to maintain the distribution of corn for farmers and community.
“For production, the leading sector remains the technical ministry. Our task is to meet the needs and balance of food balance. It also supports the vision of President Prabovo to realize the self-sufficiency of food, ”he said.
Data from the Central Statistical Agency (BPS) show that the production of corn in January -August 2025 reached 10.84 million tons, which is 8.16% more than with the same period last year. With a projection of 10.06 million tons of needs, the balance of corn records an excess of 780 thousand tons.
Meanwhile, the head of the National Police, General Listio Sigit Prabavo, in his speech confirmed the commitment of the National Police in support of national food security. In the central Java, corn planting is carried out above 138,750 hectares, including 2463 hectares of social forest lands. In the Grobogans itself, the landing area reaches 207 hectares.
“The National Police has participated since the stage of searching for land, nurseries, and maintenance to guarantee the absorption of agricultural crops. We also cooperate with Bulog, the Association of Food Companies for Livestock (GPMT) and such cooperatives as the Red and White Village, ”said the head of the National Police.
He asked for the participation of regional leaders and Forkopimda to support this program by distributing a budget for changes for the purification of land, agricultural mechanism (ALSINTAN), fertilizers, before the construction of standard food warehouses Bulog.
Various methods are used to implement national food security. One of them is the creation of an integrated agricultural zone or agricultural production, as in Gunung Headgot, a purple.
