“This year, we recorded the highest rice production and grain reserves in our history. We are now self-sufficient in rice, and we have exported rice to other nations in need, including providing rice for Palestine,” Prabowo said during the General Debate of the UN General Assembly's 80th session at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
President Prabowo reaffirmed Indonesia’s commitment to strengthening global food security. This commitment is being pursued by building resilient food supply chains, strengthening farmer productivity, and investing in climate-smart agriculture to ensure food security.
“We are confident that in a few years’ time, Indonesia will be the granary of the world,” he stated.
He explained that these efforts are aimed at securing the future of food for Indonesia’s children and for future generations around the world.
“The world’s population is growing. Our planet is under strain. Food, energy, and water insecurity haunt many nations. We choose to answer these challenges directly at home and to help abroad whenever we can,” he noted.
Earlier this year, Indonesia, under Prabowo’s directive, sent 10,000 tons of rice in humanitarian aid to Palestine.
The symbolic handover took place in early July, when Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman handed the shipment over to Palestinian Agriculture Minister Rezq Basheer-Salimia in Jakarta, ahead of Prabowo’s departure to Brazil for the 2025 BRICS Summit.
The Indonesian leader's speech at the UNGA came immediately after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump.
Seated in the General Assembly Hall, Prabowo was accompanied by Foreign Minister Sugiono and Minister of the Cabinet Secretariat Teddy Indra Wijaya.
Previously, Minister Wijaya described President Prabowo’s address as a significant moment for Indonesia to reaffirm its active role on the global stage at the highest multilateral forum.
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