News Analysis: The government, under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, took preemptive action towards increasing rice production to thwart the need for its importation. Due to his forward thinking, this goal is very close to being realized. Only when a country’s leaders have the foresight, as is the case in Indonesia, to remove impediments to crop production, will that occur; procrastination by leaders accomplishes nothing.
Reference: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/more-rice-fields-may-reduce-imports/