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oordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani said the world is struggling to maintain its sustainability to provide food for its most vulnerable.
The world’s population is predicted to reach nine billion by 2050, or an increase of 18 percent from today’s population of 7.6 billion.
Referring to data released by FAO, Puan said 723 million people in the world were currently affected by chronic starvation, of those 490 million live in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Unfortunately, in their effort to get food, humans have wrought havoc with the planet causing irreparable damage. Furthermore, unhealthy food and diets cause the advent of various diseases in the world and are an important part in the prevalence of chronic diseases,” said Puan at the EAT Asia-Pacific Food Forum that was held in Jakarta on Oct. 30.
Guests attending the forum included Vice President Jusuf Kalla; Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek and the president of EAT Foundation, Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen.
“So, to come up with a better world food system that puts to the fore the sustainability aspect and to encourage the participation of stakeholders, the government has taken the initiative to hold the Asia-Pacific Food Forum in collaboration with EAT Foundation.
“Indonesia is the first Asia-Pacific country to have taken the initial step to build dialog and cooperation between stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region to come up with breakthroughs in creating a sustainable food system,” the minister said.
She added that the forum could pave the way to a collective understanding of the long-term effect that needs to be achieved by means of collaboration between countries and development actors on a regional and national level.
“The Asia-Pacific Food Forum is also expected to help realize the investment and technology transfer in food sector between the countries in the region.”
The EAT Asia-Pacific Food Forum brought together more than 700 people from countries in the region. They included health ministers and officials, as well as officials from other sectors, including finance, development planning, agriculture, environment and fisheries.
Participants also included national and multinational businesspeople, academics, the public and the media from Asia-Pacific. The forum was held from Oct.30 to 31.
