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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Defense Minister TNI (Purn) Lieutenant General Prabowo Subianto emphasized that Indonesia is one of the highest ranks in the consumption of instant noodles.
This was stated by Prabowo, after attending a limited meeting with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) that was held at the Merdeka Palace, the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, as quoted on Thursday (9/24/2020) .
“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,” Prabowo said.
Prabowo then gave an explanation about the development food farm what the government is doing. Prabowo revealed, development food farm in line with the direction of the head of state on a number of occasions related to the food crisis.
“To ensure that our country can calmly face any possibility related to the number of FAO alerts [Food and Agriculture Organization] from the United Nations on the possibility of food shortages or a global food crisis as a result of this Covid-19 pandemic, “he said.
“FAO has repeatedly warned all countries to be prepared to face the possibility of food shortages. Thus, the president anticipates and instructs government officials to prepare food stocks,” explained Party chief Gerindra.
The plan is for the government to prioritize development food farm in Central Kalimantan. One of the plants that will be developed is yucca, which will start in 2021.
“I just explained a bit about future plans for cassava, then we will start in Central Kalimantan. We will start in 2021 with 30 thousand hectares and then we will continue to increase until 2025. Our final goal is to reach 1.4 million hectares by the end of 2025 ”, he continued.
Prabowo revealed that cassava has many by-products that are useful for food safety. One of them is mocaf.
“Mocaf, which is flour that can be the main ingredient in our food needs.support for, that is, food for bread, as well as cassava rice ”, he explained.
“I think the point is. So we are optimistic that we will do a good job. [Kementerian] PUPR works at the front, then the Ministry of Agriculture I think it already has an extraordinary plan that is good for the future. The governor of Central Kalimantan also supports in the field, “he said.
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