Indonesia: Six alternative local foods to face the global food crisis

TABLOIDSINARTANI.COM, Jakarta--- The Ministry of Agriculture affirms Indonesia's readiness to face the threat of a global food crisis, including by strengthening various strategies and efforts to strengthen the potential of food based on local resources. In addition to efforts to maintain the level of rice production to remain self-sufficient, various alternative efforts are also prepared. Kuntoro Boga Andri, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Public Relations and Public Information Bureau, said that Indonesia is very rich in local food diversity. Indonesia, has a lot of potential food raw materials as reserves and substitutes for rice. "Everything is around us and has long been food for local people's consumption," he said. For information, the government has determined six carbohydrate sources, namely, cassava, corn, sago, bananas, potatoes and taro. Of the six selected commodities, three commodities, namely bananas, potatoes and taro, are among those which have rarely been ...