Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Agricultural Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized that his party is ready to make the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) as a self-sufficient food province in eastern Indonesia, within a maximum of three years.

He says that the land potential in NTT reaches 300,000 hectares and considered capable of becoming one of the backbones of national food security.

"It definitely has a huge potential. If 200,000 hectares of land can be sowed two times a year, it can produces 2 million tons of rice while NTT only needs 1.3 million ton a year. This means we have a surplus of 700,000 ton," says Amran on Saturday (1/25/2025).

In his statement, he explains that NTT can provide their own food, which makes the province less dependent on other provinces such as South Sulawesi and East Java.

This would also eventually reduce the logistics costs which have been the cause of high rice prices and inflation in the region.

To realize this target, the Ministry of Agriculture is committed to providing various forms of assistance, ranging from irrigation, fertilizer, agricultural tools and machinery, to intensive assistance.

"We set the target of three years. We will provide all the help they need, including land optimization cost," conclude Amran.

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