Coordinating Ministry of Food and Agriculture Ensures Purchase of Rp 1.5 Trillion Worth of Sugar from Farmers According to Agreement This large-scale purchase scheme is expected to stabilize sugar prices at the farmer level. Red: Friska Yolandha

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, the Coordinating Ministry for Food and Agriculture (Kemenko Pangan) ensures the purchase of farmers' sugar worth Rp 1.5 trillion proceeds according to the agreement, with the signing of an official agreement between Danantara and ID Food on Friday (22/8/2025). Deputy for Coordination of Food and Agriculture Business, Widiastuti, explained that the purchase of sugar now only awaits follow-up from Danantara and ID Food. Because, Kemenko Pangan only has the role of overseeing and ensuring that all procedures run according to the rules. "(When will the sugar be bought?) You can ask Danantara and ID Food later, not us (Kemenko Pangan). We have overseen until here," said Widiastuti at the National Sugar Ecosystem Seminar themed Responding to the Impact of Sugar Market Dynamics and Sugarcane Juice on the Welfare of Farmers and Sustainable Sugar Self-Sufficiency in Jakarta, Wednesday (27/8/2025). She emphasized that the purchase of sugar cannot proceed instantly. Both ...