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Indonesia’s agriculture minister wins award for governance reforms
Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman received a 2026 leadership award in Jakarta on Friday.
The award recognized his work to change how the Agriculture Ministry is run, including deregulation, budget efficiency and stronger accountability.
By October 2026, agricultural gross domestic product had grown 5.74%, according to the ministry’s figures.
The ministry also simplified 145 fertilizer distribution rules and cut subsidized fertilizer prices by 20%.
These changes affect how agricultural support is managed and the price farmers pay for subsidized fertilizer.
Amran has received positive performance scores from survey organizations during the first two years of President Prabowo Subianto’s government.
Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman received a CNN Indonesia Awards 2026 award for leadership in agricultural governance.
The award recognized efforts to transform the Agriculture Ministry through deregulation, budget efficiency and stronger organizational accountability.
By October 2026, the ministry reported agricultural GDP growth of 5.74 percent.
The ministry also simplified 145 fertilizer-distribution regulations and cut subsidized fertilizer prices by 20 percent.
- Who
- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman.
- What
- He received the CNN Indonesia Awards 2026 award for Transformative Leadership in Agricultural Governance.
- When
- November 6, 2026.
- Where
- The award ceremony was held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.
- Why
- It recognized efforts to transform the Agriculture Ministry through deregulation, budget efficiency and stronger organizational accountability.
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The Agriculture Ministry reported agricultural GDP growth of 5.74 percent, simplification of 145 fertilizer-distribution regulations and a 20 percent cut in subsidized fertilizer prices.
Amran received the award at the CNN Indonesia Awards ceremony in Jakarta.
- Recipient
- Andi Amran Sulaiman
- Award
- Transformative Leadership in Agricultural Governance
- Award event
- CNN Indonesia Awards 2026
- Venue
- JW Marriott Hotel, Jakarta
- Agricultural GDP growth
- 5.74 percent through October 2026
- Subsidized fertilizer price cut
- 20 percent