Indonesia meets FAO benchmark for food self-sufficiency
Jakarta, June 19 -- Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman on June 18 announced that the country has achieved food self-sufficiency in line with the standard set by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The official 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%. Sulaiman said there are 12 key food commodities requiring strict monitoring by relevant ministries and institutions to maintain national stability, of which eight have already achieved self-sufficiency and even generate surplus production for export. Currently, only three food commodities still require foreign supplies to meet national needs - ...
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