Jakarta, June 18 -- Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said Indonesia has attained food self-sufficiency, citing compliance with the maximum import threshold established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

In a press statement on Thursday, the minister said the claim of self-sufficiency refers to the 1999 FAO standard, stating that a country is considered self-sufficient if its imports fall below a maximum limit of 10 percent.

Sulaiman conveyed there are 12 key food commodities requiring strict monitoring by relevant ministries and institutions to maintain national stability.

Of these 12 strategic food commodities, Indonesia has achieved self-sufficiency and even exports eight of them.

Currently, only three food commoditi...