The warning from the Food Affairs Agency of the United Nations (FAO) is said to be an alarm for the Indonesian government to prepare a food estate or known as a food barn. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said the FAO warning was also conveyed to all countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the potential for a food crisis in the future.
“How many warnings have the UN FAO warned about the possibility of a food shortage or a world food crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This FAO has repeatedly warned all countries to be ready to face the possibility of food scarcity,” Prabowo said after a closed meeting. with President Jokowi, Wednesday, September 23, 2020.
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Appointed as the leading sector, Prabowo said that the division of tasks between ministries had been discussed. Including the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing and the Governor of Central Kalimantan, Sugianto Sabran.
“Of course the most important thing is that the Minister of Agriculture is his main task we are just backing up as a proposal,” he said.
Prabowo also mentioned the cassava plant which will be taken care of by the ministry he leads. It seems that the ministry that focuses on national defense is given the task of growing carbohydrates-containing foods such as rice and bread. The plan is for the future, so that the country will no longer depend on imports of these superior commodities.
“And also noodles, and Indonesia is already the second largest noodle consumer in the world. And we want to ensure that we do not depend on foreign supplies,” he said.
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