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Indonesia agricultural self‑sufficiency drive

Entities: President Prabowo Subianto · Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia) · PT Sinergi Gula Nusantara · Johannes van den Bosch · Prabowo Subianto

Overview

Indonesia continues to deepen its push for agricultural self‑sufficiency. In early July 2026 Deputy Food Minister Hanif Nurofiq called for expansion of food estates and corn self‑sufficiency, while at month’s end Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman required every sugar‑processing firm to own sugarcane farms and supply at least 20 % of its raw material, aiming for a two‑year national sugar self‑sufficiency target.

By late July, the Ministry reiterated the farm‑ownership rule, noting that only one of eleven domestic refiners currently meets the requirement. State‑owned processors PT Perkebunan Nusantara and PT Sinergi Gula Nusantara reported losses of roughly Rp600‑680 billion due to imported refined sugar flooding the market. Officials warned that non‑compliance will be dealt with firmly, reinforcing the broader effort to secure domestic raw‑material supplies, protect sugarcane farmers, and reduce reliance on imports across staple crops.

On 29 July, Minister Sulaiman announced that the farm‑ownership mandate also applies to sugar‑importing companies, obliging them to develop domestic plantations. The government will tighten controls on refined‑sugar imports and enforce stricter penalties, reiterating the 2013 Ministerial Regulation No 98 and the 2014 Plantation Law. With only one of the eleven refiners currently compliant, the administration signaled an intensified push to meet the two‑year self‑sufficiency goal under President Prabowo Subianto’s directive.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 5 SOURCES] All sugar processing units in Indonesia must own sugarcane farms and supply at least 20 % of their raw material needs. (Ministry of Agriculture / 2013 Ministerial Regulation No. 98 and 2014 Plantation Law)
[● 5 SOURCES] The policy aims to achieve national sugar self‑sufficiency within two years, as directed by President Prabowo Subianto. (source)
[● 4 SOURCES] The requirement is based on the 2013 Ministerial Regulation No 98 and the 2014 Plantation Law (UU Perkebunan). (Ministry of Agriculture)
[● 3 SOURCES] All sugar processing factories in Indonesia must own sugarcane farms. (source)
[● 3 SOURCES] The farm‑ownership rule requires factories to supply at least 20 % of their raw‑material needs from their own fields. (source)
[● 2 SOURCES] The requirement is based on the 2014 Indonesian Plantation Law (UU Perkebunan). (Indonesian law)
[● 2 SOURCES] Imported refined sugar has flooded the Indonesian market, depressing domestic prices and causing losses for state‑owned sugar producers. (Ministry of Agriculture)

Timeline

2 days ago

[BUSINESS] 21 sources
Indonesia mandates sugar factories and importers to own sugarcane farms to boost self‑sufficiency
Indonesia will enforce farm‑ownership for all sugar processors and importers, requiring at least 20 % of raw material from own fields to reach self‑sufficiency in two years.
26 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Indonesia's Deputy Food Minister Hanif Nurofiq advances food estates and corn self‑sufficiency
Indonesia’s deputy food minister Hanif Nurofiq promoted risk‑managed food estates in Central Kalimantan and urged Ponorogo to raise corn and rice production toward national self‑sufficiency goals.

Sources

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