Jakarta, Oct. 13 -- The Ministry of Agriculture and the State Logistics Board (Bulog) are focused on improving rice storage management to prevent rice quality decline in the future, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi said.

As the harvest season approaches in the next few weeks, Hadi said the government is preparing new warehouses, which will be co-managed by the central and regional governments.

"The Agriculture Ministry and Bulog are focusing on storage management improvement, as our warehouses need repair, along with the construction of 100 new warehouses," he stated when met after attending a limited meeting at President Prabowo Subianto's private residence in Jakarta on Sunday (October 12).

The three-hour limited meeting was at...