Agriculture Minister Targets Food Mafia; 13 Suspects in Rice Case Revealed

JAKARTA — Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has warned businesspeople and operators in the food sector to stop manipulating and engaging in misconduct that harms the public. The warning followed the discovery of various suspected fraud cases, ranging from the manipulation of rice fortification and the adulteration of rice under the Food Supply and Price Stabilization (SPHP) program to the diversion of fertilizer distribution. “Some are playing games, there’s fortification, SPHP rice adulteration, all sorts of things. It’s clear that this is getting worse by the day,” Amran said in an official statement on Sunday (November 8, 2026). Also read: Agriculture Minister Amran Sends Letter to National Police Chief, Calls for Food Mafia to Be Crushed. He urged all businesspeople in the food sector not to tamper with commodities that are essential to the public, as such practices could disrupt food supply and price stability. “I ask my fellow businesspeople across Indonesia: please ...