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Police in the Corn Fields

Monday, March 23, 2026

President Prabowo Subianto ordered the police to take part in the food security program by planting corn. The police distribute seeds and partner with farmers, but the effort faces the risk of crop failure. In several regions, police are suspected of manipulating records of corn production.

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National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo drives a tractor to plant corn seeds simultaneously in the first-quarter 2026 planting in Indralaya, Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, March 7, 2026. Antara/Nova Wahyudi. tempo : 177879905016.

SPREAD across three hectares, a field in the hills of Selopamioro village, Imogiri subdistrict, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta, lies covered with nets to trap pests. On the land located directly behind the Yogyakarta Police School (SPN), corn shoots are beginning to emerge from the soil. Among the corn plants stand cassava trees and peanut crops.

Nardi, head of Nogosari Hamlet in Selopamioro village said the police installed traps to fend off raids

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Francisca Christy Rosana

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Egi Adyatama, Shinta Maharani (Yogyakarta), Khairiyah Fitri (Ambon), Budi Nurgianto (Gorontalo), Hanaa Septiana (Mojokerto), Akhyar M. Nur (Sumbawa) contributed to the writing of this article. 

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