Farmers Considered to Have Received Good Prices, Zulhas: Maintain the Quality of Their Paddy Perum Bulog and the private sector are required to buy GKP at a price of Rp 6,500 per kg. Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata / Red: Gita Amanda

The article highlights the commitment of the Indonesian government, led by Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan and state-owned company Perum Bulog, to purchase dry harvested grain from farmers at IDR 6,500 per kilogram. The government urges farmers to maintain quality in production. The National Food Agency is also tasked with ensuring the quality of rice received from farmers to prevent contamination of the Government's Food Reserve stock. This initiative is part of the government's policy to determine the purchase price for rice and corn at the farmer level, in accordance with President Prabowo Subianto's directives.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan reiterated the government's commitment to paying attention to farmers. Perum Bulog and the private sector are required to buy dry harvested grain (GKP) for IDR 6,500 per kilogram (Kg). However, Zulhas asked farmers to also maintain the quality of the products sold. The absorption process is currently underway. Precisely during the 2025 harvest season. He hopes that by the end of March, Bulog can absorb 750 to 800 thousand tons of grain equivalent to rice. So that later at the peak of the harvest in April, the BUMN will have made even more purchases. "As reported earlier, thank God we are grateful, now the farmers are happy because the price of grain can be IDR 6,500 (per kg), even in some areas above IDR 6,500," said Zulhas, in his statement in Jakarta, quoted Tuesday (3/25/2025). "Once again, Bulog has worked hard. But we also ask that if farmers have been given good prices, maintain the quality. Don't ...