Jakarta, June 7 -- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman called on universities to play an active role in strengthening agricultural downstreaming and national food self-sufficiency through research, innovation, and human resources development.

"We have already proven our food self-sufficiency. The challenge now is maintaining its sustainability and moving toward downstreaming," he said in a statement received on Saturday.

The minister emphasized this during a public lecture at Halu Oleo University (UHO) in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, titled "From Campus to the Nation: Strengthening National Values, Agricultural Innovation, and National Food Self-Sufficiency" on Saturday.

According to Sulaiman, Indonesia's rich natural resources mu...