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The Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Megawati Soekarnoputri, has expressed concerns over a potential rice shortage in Indonesia due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of foreign trade routes. In response, she has urged the public to plant ten different food crops and emphasized the importance of continuing research on food crops. She also suggested the formation of a team to investigate the uses of other food crops.
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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri said that she was worried that the Indonesian people were short of rice, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Rice imports in Indonesia have the potential to be disrupted due to the closure of foreign trade routes. "So when the Covid-19 started, I was worried. If there is a shortage of rice, I told Mr. Jokowi to be careful, sir. I'm afraid that if we import the rice-producing countries, they will close because he also knows. What if we get the so-called prokes, " he said at the Opening of the 2021 Research and Innovation Communication Forum, Friday (11/19/2021). The Steering Committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said that at that time his party appealed to the public to plant 10 types of food crops other than rice, such as corn, cassava, sweet potato, breadfruit, sorghum, porang, sago. In addition, he also asked ...
Source: Cnbcindonesia
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