"As I noticed, statistical data on the red chili and onion plants was last issued in 2017. I also looked at the data on corn, cassava and rice plants, which was last published in 2015. It seems that BPS had not continued the publication of food and staple food data since 2015," he said at the BPS building here on Wednesday to attend the commemoration of Statistics Day.
According to the BPS official website, the agency published data over the harvested area, production and productivity of several food crops during the 1993-2015 period.
The data showed the national rice production reached 75.39 million tons in 2015 compared to 70.84 million tons the previous year.
The national corn production also increased to 19.61 million tons in 2015 from 19 million tons in the previous year.
"Hopefully, some of the data will be updated and published in the near future. By doing so, any of us will be responsible for publishing the data although we are not directly involved in the issue," he said.
Reporting by Calvin Basuki
Editing by Suharto, Bustanuddin
Reporter: Antara
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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