Jakarta, July 10 -- The government expects rice production to increase by up to 1 million metric tons through the addition of five newly inaugurated dams located across Indonesia, President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday, citing a report from the Minister of Agriculture.

The five dams are Meninting Dam in West Nusa Tenggara, Keureuto Dam and Rukoh Dam in Aceh, Jlantah Dam in Central Java, and Sidan Dam in Bali.

"The agriculture minister reported that these five dams, supported by technology and superior seed varieties, could produce an additional 1 million tons of rice," Prabowo said during the inauguration of the dams in Meninting Dam, West Nusa Tenggara Province on Friday.

The dams are part of a national strategic project worth Rp9....