February 12, 2026 | 11:50 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bank Indonesia (BI) has launched the Inflation and Food Prosperity Control Movement (GPIPS) as a commitment to bolster national food resilience against increasingly complex climate change risks. GPIPS was officially inaugurated in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra Province, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
This strategy represents an evolution of the previous program, the National Movement for Controlling Food Inflation (GNPIP), shifting focus toward strengthening structural supply rather than relying solely on short-term price stabilization.
Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, Ricky P. Gozali, explained that this step responds to intensifying food challenges, ranging from extreme weather to the seasonal characteristics of commodities.
"Innovative, integrated, and sustainable approaches are being strengthened to maintain price stability while structurally empowering farmers," Ricky stated during the 2026 Sumatra GPIPS event in Banyuasin Regency on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
He explained that the strategy also seeks to anticipate rising inflation at the start of the year. While national inflation throughout 2025 was maintained at 2.92 percent (yoy), within the 1.5 to 3.5 percent target range, Bank Indonesia specifically noted concerns for early 2026. Data from January 2026 showed inflation creeping up to 3.55 percent (yoy), driven significantly by the volatile food group.
To curb the inflation rate, Bank Indonesia has established three primary strategic pillars. First, increasing production by focusing on horticultural commodities through the use of weather-resistant superior seeds, adaptive technology, and the coordination of planting patterns across regions.
Second, ensuring efficient distribution by optimizing inter-regional cooperation (KAD) and synergy with state-owned logistics companies to streamline inefficient supply chains. Third, fostering policy synergy by utilizing accurate food balance data between central and local governments, while strengthening the role of Regional-Owned Enterprises as off-takers of agricultural produce.
On the same occasion, the Governor of South Sumatra, Herman Deru, shared his region's success in rising to become the nation's third-largest rice producer.
Through the SiBenih digital innovation and the South Sumatra Independent Food Movement (GSMP), Herman Deru noted that the province has successfully built an independent food ecosystem. For this achievement, South Sumatra was awarded the Satyalancana Wira Karya by the President in 2025 for its contribution to national food self-sufficiency.
The Head of the Bank Indonesia Representative Office for Bengkulu Province, Wahyu Yuwana Hidayat, added that collaboration between the government and business players remains key to ensuring food inflation stays within the 3 to 5 percent range.
Wahyu noted that GPIPS also addresses the growing complexity of achieving food resilience. The three program updates include strengthening upstream efforts to ensure supply availability against extreme weather, a more comprehensive inflation control program for short-term price stabilization, and enhancing central-regional synergy to support government priority programs.
The launch of GPIPS was held in conjunction with the Sumatra regional Coordination Meeting of the Central and Regional Inflation Control Teams (TPIP-TPID).
Wahyu explained that the meeting formulated three strategic agreements. First, a short-term focus on strengthening inflation control ahead of National Religious Holidays (HBKN) through market price stabilization, improved distribution connectivity, and enhanced regional inflation risk management. Second, anticipating extreme weather risks by bolstering climate-adaptive production and protecting farming and post-harvest efforts. Third, strengthening synergy between related task forces to accelerate the recovery of disaster-affected agricultural land.
The 2026 Sumatra GPIPS marks the start of the National GPIPS series, which will continue across Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, and Kalimantan. The event also featured discussions with farmers and SMEs, the symbolic handover of agricultural infrastructure, business matching between banks and entrepreneurs, and the dispatch of inter-regional commodity trucks.
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