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The irony of the RI King of the Sugar World and the Dreams of Half a Century of Self-sufficiency

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The irony of the RI King of the Sugar World and the Dreams of Half a Century of Self-sufficiency

Instead of realizing the self-sufficiency in sugar which is launched since the New Order era, Indonesia had to import sugar to dampen the rise in prices. The government alternated, so also the target time of self-sufficiency. To date, self sufficiency target is reached another decade or in 2029.

In September last year, the Director General of Plantations Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono said to achieve self-sufficiency in sugar, the required acreage of sugar cane plantation covering an area of 735 thousand hectares.

With the land area, sugar production is estimated to reach 5.9 million tons per year. While the national sugar requirement is estimated at 5.8 million tons per year. That is, there is surplus sugar of around 100 thousand tons.

this Article has been published in Katadata.co.id with the title "the Irony of the RI King of the Sugar World and the Dreams of Half a Century of Self-sufficiency" , https://katadata.co.id/berita/2020/04/30/ironi-ri-raja-gula-dunia-dan-mimpi-setengah-abad-swasembada
Author: Martha Ruth Thertina
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