Jakarta, July 10 -- President Prabowo Subianto stated that Indonesia recorded several major achievements in the agricultural sector, ranging from reducing fertilizer prices to securing surpluses in rice and feed corn production.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Meninting Dam in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on Friday, President Prabowo framed the agricultural milestone as a critical foundation for achieving total national food self-sufficiency.

"In the past 18 months, under the administration that I lead, we have achieved historic milestones," Prabowo said in a national broadcast.

"For the first time in decades, we now have a rice surplus, and we also have a feed corn surplus," he added.

During his address, Prabowo expressed his...