Indonesia: Unexpectedly, this is Jokowi's big plan to face the food crisis
Sorghum
Indonesia
Published Sep 27, 2022
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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - President Jokowi often reminds about the threat of a food crisis in the midst of an uncertain global situation. Jokowi has prepared independent food production as an alternative to substitute imported food such as wheat. "When the world faces the threat of a food crisis, we need to prepare big plans. One of them is using alternative food ingredients. And we have many choices. Indonesia does not only have rice but also corn, sago, and our old crop: sorghum," he said. Jokowi was quoted from his Instagram account, Monday (26/9). President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is intensifying the cultivation of sorghum in the country. In fact, he has ordered Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto together with related ministers to draw up a road map for sorghum farming in Indonesia. Some time ago, Jokowi even marked the planting of sorghum in the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) region. Where, NTB is one of the areas targeted by the sorghum farming road map in ...
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