Jakarta, Oct. 18 -- Indonesia stopped importing rice for domestic consumption in 2025 during the first two years of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's administration, as the government pursued food self-sufficiency as a key policy objective.

The Government Communications Agency (Bakom) said in a statement on Sunday that the policy was made possible by the country's ample domestic rice supply.

"National rice production reached 34.69 million tons in 2025, up 13.29 percent from 2024. Indonesia did not import rice for domestic consumption throughout 2025," Bakom Deputy for Partnerships and Media Relations Kurnia Ramadhana said.

He added that government rice reserves managed by state-run logistics company...