Indonesia to fast-track protected rice field program from March 2026

Farmers plant rice seedlings in Tunas Mudo village, Muaro Jambi, Jambi province, Indonesia, on Saturday (Feb. 28, 2026), as the government accelerates the designation of protected rice fields across 12 provinces from early March and 17 more by late June under Presidential Regulation No. 4 of 2026. (ANTARA FOTO/Wahdi Septiawan/agr/M052)

Farmers prepare to plant rice seedlings in Tunas Mudo village, Muaro Jambi, Jambi province, Indonesia, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, as the government accelerates the designation of protected rice fields across 12 provinces from early March and 17 more by late June under Presidential Regulation No. 4 of 2026 on controlling farmland conversion. (ANTARA FOTO/Wahdi Septiawan/agr/M052)