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WE Online, Jakarta –
The warning from the United Nations Food Affairs Agency (FAO) is said to be an alarm for the Indonesian government to prepare a food farm or known as a food barn. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said that the FAO warning was also broadcast to all countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, that is, the potential for a food crisis in the future.
“How many warnings has the UN FAO warned about the possibility of food shortages or a global food crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic? This FAO has repeatedly warned all countries to be prepared to face the possibility of shortages of food, “Prabowo said after a closed-door meeting. with President Jokowi, Wednesday, September 23, 2020.
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Named the leading sector, Prabowo said the division of tasks between ministries had already 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 only endorsing it as a proposal,” he said.
Prabowo also mentioned the cassava plant that will be served by the ministry he runs. It appears that the ministry that focuses on national defense is tasked with growing carbohydrate-containing foods such as rice and bread. The plan is for the future, so that the country no longer depends on imports of these superior products.
“And also noodles, and Indonesia is already the second largest consumer of noodles in the world. And we want to make sure that we are not dependent on foreign supplies,” he said.
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