Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Indonesia could be prone to food insecurity (in 2014) if the country fails to find a comprehensive and a revolutionary solution, according to Muhammad Zamkhani, deputy minister for primary industries at the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry.
"If there is no revolutionary solution to food sovereignty and security, Indonesia will face the risk of food insecurity in 2014," said Zamkhani, in a seminar on Indonesia Agribisnis Outlook 2013, on Wednesday.
He explained that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has set the rice production target of a surplus of 10 million tonnes by 2014. This can be achieved if the stakeholders are committed to reaching the target.
Zamkhani said that the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry had launched the Corporate-based Food Production Improvement Movement (GP3K) in 2011.
According to him, the GP3K aims to increase the production of the following food crops: rice, soybean and corn.(IGT)
