Joint Decree of the State Minister of Food Affairs, the Minister of Forestry and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces No. KEP-10/M/09/1995, No. 509/KPTS-II/1995, No. NKB/5/IX/1995 relative to the development of food reserve forests through the civic mission operations of the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia

G ENE R A L THE MINISTER OF FOOD AFFAIRS, THE MINISTER OF FORESTRY AND THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA Joint Decree of the State Minister of Food Affairs, the Minister of Forestry and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia No. KEP-10/M/09/1995, No. 509/KPTS-II/1995, No. NKB/5/IX/1995 dated September 5, 1995 RE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD RESERVE FORESTS THROUGH THE CIVIC MISSION OPERATIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA THE STATE MINISTER OF FOOD AFFAIRS, THE MINISTER OF FORESTRY AND THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA Considering a. That to consolidate food self-sufficiency and food diversification programmes in the framework of promoting national food resi lience,it is necessary to develop national food reserves; b. That a forest as one of the basic elements of the national defence strategy also con stitutes a strategic location for the ful fillment of national food reserves. c. That to implement the development of the said national food reserve forests, it ~s necessary to establish cooperation between the Office of the state Minister of Food Affairs, the Ministry of Forestry and the Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Re public of Indonesia through the Civic Mis sion Operation programme of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia. CAFI 138 / 28-11-1995. Bearing in mind d. That in connection with the aforesaid matter, it is necessary to stipulate a joint decree between the State Minister of Food Affairs, the Minister of Forestry and the Commander in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia. : 1. Law No. 5/1967 on the Basic Stipulations on Forestry; 2. Law No. 20/1982 on the Basic Stipulations on the State's Defence and Security, as has been improved with Law No. 1/1988; 3. Law No. 5/1974 on the Principles of Admi nistration in Regions; 4. Law No. 5/1979 on Rural Administration; 5. Law No. 4/1982 on the Basic Stipulations on the Management of the Environment; 6. Government Regulation No. 33/1970 on Forest Planning; 7. Government Regulation No. 6/1988 on the Co ordination of the Activities of Vertical Government Agencies in the Regions; 8. Presidential Decree No. 44/1974 on the Prin ciples of the Organization of Ministries; 9. Presidential Decree No. 15/1984 on the Or ganizational Structure of Ministries as has been amended several times, the latest with Presidential Decree No. 58/1993; 10. Presidential Decree No. 60/1983 on the Prin ciples and the Structure of the Organization of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indo nesia; 11. Presidential Decree No. 44/1993 on the Posi tion, Main Tasks, Function, Organizational Structure and Working System of State Minis ters; 3935 CAFI 138 / 28-11-1995. With due observance of 12. Presidential Decree No. 96/M/1993 on the Establishment of Development Cabinet VI; 13. Decree of the Minister of Defence and Secu rity/the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia No. ~/ 681/V/1978 dated May 13, 1978 on the Vali dation of the Directive of the Armed Forces regarding the Civic Mission of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia; 14. Decree of the Commander-in-Chief of the Arned Forces of the Republic of Indonesia No. Kepi 07/VIII/1993 dated August 12, 1993 on the Authority of Territorial Development; 15. Decree of the Minister of Forestry No. 677/ Kpts-II/1993 on the Organization and Work ing System of the Ministry of Forestry. : The outcome of a coordination meeting between the staff of the State Minister of Food Af fairs, the Minister of Forestry and the Com mander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Re public of Indonesia, the Ministry of Transmi gration and the Settlement of Forest Trampers and the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Na tional Development Planning Board. HAS DEC IDE 0 To stipulate A Joint Decree of the State Minister of Food Affairs, the Minister of Forestry and the Com mander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Re public of Indonesia on the Development of Food Reserve Forests through the Civic Mission Ope ration of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia. Article 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Referred to in this decree as : t. The development of Food Reserve Forests shall be one of the efforts to consolidate food self-sufficiency and food diversification in order to develop the food resilience al ready present among the community by means of making use of forests potentials, particularly in backward areas. 3936 CAFI 138 I 28-11-1995. 2. A Food Reserve Forest shall be a forest which shall be spe cially developed/planted with long-age plants which are liked and accepted as substitute food by the community in the framework of national food supplies. 3. The Civic Mission of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia shall be one of the methods of territorial de velopment constituting the involvement of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia as a means of defence and se curity in carrying out their social function to support the implementation of government programmes by means of making use of the facilities and human power and strength without neglecting DEFENCE and SECURITY alertness and readiness. Article 2 OBJECTIVE AND TARGET 1. The objective of the development of Food Reserve Forests shall be the provision of food reserves in forest areas in order to support the realization of food resilience. 2. The target of the development of Food Reserve Forests at the initial stage shall be the establishment of pilot uU~ of food reserve forests in 10 prOVinces/first-level regions in accordance with the result of a survey by the Office of the State Minister of Food Affairs in the budget year of 1994/1995. Article 3 LOCATION OF ACTIVITIES 1. The location of the development of Food Reserve Forests shall be convertible production forest areas stipulated by the Minister of Forestry on the basis of a recommenda tion from the Governor/Head of First-Level Region. 2. At the initial stage the development of Food Reserve~ shall be implemented in the following provinces: Aceh, West Sumatera, Lampung, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Maluku, Irian Jaya and East Timor. 3. The Development of Food Reserve Forests at later stages shall be jointly stipulated afterwards. 3937 CAFI 138 / 28-11-1995. Article 4 The activities of the development of Food Reserve Forests in this joint decree shall be carried out through the Civic Mis sion Operations of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indo nesia under the name of "Food Reserve Forest Totally Integra ted Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia Civic Mission Operation" (AMHCP). Article 5 TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITY 1. The cooperating parties, in accordance with their respec tive function, shall have the tasks and responsibility of making the programme of the Development of Food Reserve Forests successful in the framework of promoting food re silience. 2. The tasks and responsibility of the parties referred to in paragraph (I) shall be stipulated as follows: a. ~he Office of the State Minister of Food Affairs shall carry out the task and assume the responsibility of drawing up of the programme of the Development of Na tional Food Reserve Forests and establishing coordina tion with relevant government agencies. b. The Ministry of Forestry shall determine the location of the Development of Food Reserve Forests and shall assume technical responsibility in the implementation of the Development of Food Reserve Forests and the pro vision of resources and their support. c. The Headqurters of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia shall mobilize units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia and shall along with other ~ levant elements carry out activities in the framework of the Development of Food Reserve Forests under the Type A Civic Mission Operation method. d. Regional Administrations shall have the task and res ponsibility in maintaining, safeguarding and utilizing the produce of food reserve forests. 3938 (AFI 138 / 28-11-1995. Article 6 FINANCING The financing of the implementation of the development of Food. Reserve Forests shall be charged to the budgets of the office of the State Minister of Foof Affairs and the Ministry of Fo restry with the funds coming from the State's Budget of Re venue and Expenditure and other sources. Article 7 ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL 1. The organization of the implementation of the development of Food Reserve Forests shall be arranged hierarchically and shall be realized as the Permanent Working Committee at the Central level and in the regions by involving other government agencies deemed necessary, stipulated at the Central level by the State Minister of Food Affairs and at the regional level by the Governors/heads of First Level Regions and Regents/Heads of Second Level Regions. 2. The Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Republic of In donesia shall assume control over the Food Reserve Forest Totally Integrated Armed Forces of the Republic of Indone sia Civic Mission Operations. Article 8 SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION Supervision and evaluation shall be carried out in an inte grated manner by relevant agencies under the coordination of the Office of the State Minister of Food Affairs. Article 9 CLOSING 1. Matters not yet regulated in this joint decree shall be further regulated in separate stipulations. 2. The stipulations as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be laid down by the State Minister of Food Affairs, the Minis ter of Forestry and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia both jointly and se parately in accordance with their respective tasks and au thority. 3939 elFl 138 / 28-11-1995. 3. This joint decree shall take effect as from the date of stipulation. stipulated in Jakarta On September 25, 1995 THE STATE MINISTER OF FOOD AFFAIRS sgd. IBRAHIM HASAN THE MINISTER OF FORESTRY sgd. DJAMALUDIN SURYOHADIKUSUMO THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA sgd. FEISAL TANJUNG Army General 3940 CAFI 138 / 28-11-1995.