Antara News·Indonesia·Friday, November 6, 2026 at 09:29 AM UTC

Indonesia eyes four provinces for self-sufficiency development areas

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K. Izan, Tegar Nurfitra

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government plans to develop designated areas to support President Prabowo Subianto's drive to achieve self-sufficiency in food, energy, and water.

Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Hanif Faisol Nurofiq announced the initiative during a meeting in Jakarta on Friday.

“Today, we are formulating measures to accelerate the preparation of master plans for the development of self-sufficient food, energy, and water areas,” he said.

Nurofiq noted that the discussion involved several deputy ministers and senior officials from relevant government institutions.

He said the government planned to implement the initiative in four strategic provinces, South Papua, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South Sumatra.

According to him, the planned development reflected the government's commitment to meeting the needs of local communities.

“We have been tasked with coordinating efforts to accelerate the implementation of priority programs under the Asta Cita agenda,” he added.

Asta Cita refers to the eight flagship missions introduced by the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Nurofiq said the meeting had resulted in a shared commitment to accelerating the preparation of master plans for the four proposed development areas.

“We hope to finalize the master plans for food-, energy-, and water-self-sufficient areas in the four provinces in the near term,” he said.

President Prabowo and Vice President Gibran have repeatedly reaffirmed their commitment to enabling Indonesia to meet its domestic needs through a broad self-sufficiency agenda.

During the administration's first two years, Indonesia has achieved self-sufficiency in at least eight food commodities: rice, corn, consumer sugar, bird's eye chili, large red chili, eggs, chicken meat, and shallots.

This achievement has been driven by a combination of import restrictions and measures to increase domestic agricultural productivity.

A similar approach is being pursued in the energy sector. Under the B50 program, which mandates a 50-percent palm oil blend in diesel fuel, Indonesia has stopped importing diesel fuel.

The government is also preparing to implement the E20 program, which requires gasoline to contain at least 20 percent bioethanol. Its longer-term target is to increase the blend to E50.

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