Ministry of Agriculture invites communities to diversify the local food of Indonesia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DEPOK -- The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) educates the public to diversify local food, including taro beneng, which is an alternative food source and thrives as a wild plant or as a result of cultivation. Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) in a written press statement, Monday (7/3/2022), said Indonesia is very rich in local food. "In Indonesia, all regions have local food. Therefore, we invite people to take advantage of local food diversification to meet food needs, including using taro beneng," he said. Minister of Agriculture SYL added that the task of the Ministry of Agriculture is to meet the food needs of the entire community and that food needs can be met by maximizing local food diversification. Meanwhile, Head of the Agricultural Human Resources Extension and Development Agency (BPPSDMP) Dedi Nursyamsi said that in order to maintain food in the midst of a pandemic, President Jokowi has mandated all ministries and state institutions to ...