GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, April 6 (Antara) - As an agricultural country with the fourth-largest population in the world, reaching over 250 million, Indonesia has to maintain its food resilience for the people.          The agricultural sector is the main pillar of the country's food sector. Therefore, it should be supported by an efficient irrigation system.          To this end, the government is aware of the importance of having adequate irrigation infrastructure to support its agricultural system, which will facilitate the production of food commodities in the long run.          "We have to sit together to discuss the issues related to the irrigation sector as it has a crucial role in supporting the country's food resilience," Chief Economic Minister Darmin Nasution stated in Jakarta on Tuesday (April 4).