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Kadin to Hold Jakarta Food Security Summit

Translator

Dewi Elvia Muthiariny

Editor

Markus Wisnu Murti

13 November 2020 19:21 WIB

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, accompanied by acting South Konawe Regent Arsalim Arifin, carries out a rice grand harvest in Cialam Jaya Village, Konda District, South Konawe, Thursday, October 22, 2020. TEMPO

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is set to hold the fifth biennial Jakarta Food Security Summit (JFSS) on November 18-19, 2020. The event aims at mobilizing stakeholders to realize national food security and sovereignty.

“JFSS is a cross-sectoral forum for the private sector, government, civil society organizations, international agencies, academics, and farmers,” said the chief executive of JFSS-5, Juan Permata Adoe, in a virtual press conference, Friday, November 13, 2020.

Juan added the forum could accommodate the best strategies to leverage national food productivity and farmers' welfare through good and environmentally-friendly agricultural practices.

For this year’s event, Kadin raised the theme of National Economic Recovery to Support Food Security and nutrition and enhance the welfare of farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and the processing industry.

Juan explained that in the current hard times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the food sector was becoming more strategic, otherwise, it would cause potential stability disruption. Moreover, the World Food Organization (FAO) had warned of a possible world food crisis due to the pandemic, he said. 

Read: Sri Mulyani Warns Against La Nina Impact on Food Sector 

MUHAMMAD HENDARTYO

KadinFood SecurityFarmerCOVID-19PandemicFAO


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