Indonesia Aiming At Self Sufficiency By 2009

According to State Logistics Agency (Bulog) chief, Indonesia  hopes to attain rice self-sufficiency by 2009 through intensification and extensification programs if supported by a better post-harvest process.

Currently Indonesia`s rice price is 30 % higher than the world market price making it uncompetitive in international trading

The Bulog Chief hoped that Indonesia could become a rice supplier to ASEAN countries, especially to Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Singapore (which currently meet their need for rice with imports from Vietnam) if its price could be lowered to below the international market price.