Anticipating the food crisis, KTNA encourages maximizing local food production

Published 2020년 9월 24일

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The National Mainstay Farmers and Fishermen Contact Group (KTNA) is working together with the Ministry of Agriculture and local governments to maximize local food production in Indonesia. This initiative is in response to the World Food and Agriculture Organization's warning of a potential world food crisis. The Ministry of Agriculture is also working towards reducing the country's dependence on rice as the staple food and encouraging the diversification of non-rice foods. KTNA has identified a variety of potential local foods to be developed and produced, including carbohydrate source foods, protein sources, spices, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and beverage ingredients.

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Reporter: Noverius Laoli | Editor: Noverius Laoli KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The National Mainstay Farmers and Fishermen Contact Group (KTNA) is committed to maximizing local food production. This is to anticipate the occurrence of a world food crisis, as warned by the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) several months ago. This commitment was also conveyed to coincide with the commemoration of the 49th anniversary of KTNA. In celebration of this anniversary, KTNA raised the theme Maximizing Local Food. To realize this commitment, KTNA collaborates with the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) and local governments to develop local food. So far, the Ministry of Agriculture is working on increasing local food products and supporting the non-rice food diversification movement. Currently, KTNA noted, Indonesia has 77 types of carbohydrate source foods, 75 types of protein sources, 110 types of spices and seasonings, 389 types of fruits, 228 types of vegetables, 26 types of nuts, ...

Source: Kontan