Indonesia's National Food Agency (Bapanas) states the country has achieved food self-sufficiency, with imports at just 5 percent of needs for 11 strategic commodities. Bapanas head Andi Amran Sulaiman, also agriculture minister, said this meets the FAO definition limiting imports to a maximum of 10 percent. The statement came in Jakarta on Saturday.
Indonesia's National Food Agency (Bapanas) announced the achievement of food self-sufficiency under President Prabowo Subianto's administration. Bapanas head and Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said strategic food imports total 3.5 million tons out of 73 million tons produced, or 4.8 percent. Compared to consumption needs of 68.7 million tons, the import ratio is 5.1 percent.
"The definition we agree on for food self-sufficiency is a maximum import of 10 percent; this is the FAO consensus, and we are at 5 percent," Amran Sulaiman said in Jakarta on Saturday.
Imports consist of 2.6 million tons of soybeans, 600,000 tons of garlic, and 350,000 tons of ruminant meat. The 11 commodities include rice, feed corn, cayenne pepper, large chili, chicken meat, chicken eggs, shallots, consumption sugar, soybeans, garlic, and beef/buffalo meat. Rice accounts for 45.2 percent or 31.1 million tons of total consumption.
The government emphasizes rice security through record Government Rice Reserves (CBP) stocks to maintain national supply stability.
