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Indonesia Plans Food, Energy and Water Self-Sufficiency Zones in Four Provinces
Indonesia is preparing self-sufficiency zones for food, energy and water in four provinces.
The planned areas are in South Papua, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Sumatra.
Food Deputy Coordinating Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said ministries and agencies are strengthening coordination to speed up the work.
Officials plan to meet every few weeks to coordinate, monitor and support development.
The plan follows a 2025 presidential instruction requiring coordinated planning and implementation in the four provinces and any others designated later.
The government hopes to set a master plan soon; no specific date was given.
The zones are intended to support the government’s food, energy and water self-sufficiency goals.
Indonesia is preparing food, energy and water self-sufficiency zones in four provinces.
The provinces are South Papua, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Sumatra.
Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said the government is strengthening coordination across ministries and agencies.
Officials plan to coordinate every few weeks and develop a master plan for the zones.
The plan is aligned with Presidential Instruction No. 14 of 2025.
- Who
- Indonesia’s government, including Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Hanif Faisol Nurofiq.
- What
- It is preparing food, energy and water self-sufficiency zones in four provinces.
- When
- The coordination meeting was held on November 6, 2026.
- Where
- South Papua, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Sumatra.
- Why
- To advance the government’s self-sufficiency targets and implement Presidential Instruction No. 14 of 2025.
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Hanif said officials met in Jakarta to formulate steps to accelerate development of the zones.
CNN Indonesia published its report on the government’s plans.
- Provinces
- South Papua, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Sumatra
- Coordination
- Officials plan to coordinate every few weeks
- Policy basis
- Presidential Instruction No. 14 of 2025
What people are saying
We are working to formulate conditional acceleration steps for the development of food, energy and water self-sufficiency zones in four major provinces, namely South Papua, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Sumatra.
We hope that, before too long, we will be able to establish a master plan for the development of food, energy and water self-sufficiency zones in these four provinces.