Binti Mufarida
The world’s population is growing. Our planet is under strain. Food, energy, and water insecurity haunt many nations. We choose to answer these challenges directly at home and to help abroad whenever we can.
(Populasi dunia terus bertambah. Planet kita sedang berada di bawah tekanan. Ketidakamanan pangan, energi, dan air menghantui banyak negara. Kita memilih untuk menjawab tantangan ini secara langsung di dalam negeri dan membantu di luar negeri kapan pun kita bisa.)
This year, Indonesia recorded the highest rice production and grain reserves in our history. We are now self‑sufficient in rice and we are starting now to export rice to other nations in need, including providing rice for Palestine. We are building resilient food supply chains, strengthening farmer productivity, investing in climate-smart agriculture to ensure food security for our children and for the children of the world. We are confident in a few years time, Indonesia will be the greenery of the world.
(Tahun ini, kita mencatat produksi beras dan cadangan gabah tertinggi dalam sejarah kita. Kita sekarang swasembada beras dan telah mengekspor beras ke negara-negara lain yang membutuhkan, termasuk menyediakan beras untuk Palestina. Kami membangun rantai pasok pangan yang tangguh, memperkuat produktivitas petani, dan berinvestasi dalam pertanian cerdas iklim untuk memastikan ketahanan pangan bagi anak-anak kami dan anak-anak di seluruh dunia. Kami yakin, dalam beberapa tahun ke depan, Indonesia akan menjadi lumbung pangan dunia.)
As the world’s largest island state, we testify before you that we are already experiencing the direct consequences of climate change, particularly the threat of rising sea levels. The sea level on the North Coast of our capital city is increasing by five centimeters every year. Can you imagine in 10 years? Can you imagine in 20 years? For this, we are forced to build a giant sea wall 480 kilometers in length. It will take us maybe 20 years, but we have no choice. We have to start now.
