Jakarta, July 10 -- President Prabowo Subianto expressed his optimism that Indonesia is on track to become a "world food barn," as a steady increase in national agricultural production begins to open up export opportunities to various countries.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Meninting Dam in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on Friday, President Prabowo highlighted the country's significant progress in the food sector, shifting away from a reliance on imports toward exporting food commodities.

"I am confident that we will become a world food barn. We went from importing, importing, importing, to now we have started exporting food to other countries," the president stated in a national broadcast.

Prabowo noted that Indonesia's grow...