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Indonesia's food security good, but climate change lurks as threat: Report
Indonesia ranks 62 out of 113 countries in the index, scoring 63 out of 100, which qualifies its food security as "good". The country's score improved 0.6 from last year, which is equal to the global average improvement, but still slightly below the average in Asia Pacific at 0.8.
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A farmer lifts a scarecrow in Bali. (JP/Zul Trio Anggono)
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ndonesia's food security performance is good, despite vulnerabilities to natural-resource shortages and climate change, according to the 2019 Global Food Security Index.
The index, published by The Economist Intelligence Unit and supported by Corteva AgriScience, measures a country's food security performance based on food affordability, availability and quality and safety. Further, the index also shows how well a country adapts to natural-resource and climate-related risks.
Indonesia ranks 62 out of 113 countries in the index, scoring 63 out of 100, which qualifies its food security as "good". The country's score improved 0.6 from last year, which is equal to the global average improvement, but still slightly below the average in Asia Pacific at 0.8.
Of 19 indicators in three categories, Indonesia achieved a "very good" score (above 80 points) on nine, particularly those within the affordability category.
However, Corteva AgriScience ASEAN managing director Farra Siregar said it was important to balance affordability for consumers and profitability for farmers. "Rural populations, often farmers, are among the most susceptible to food security and nutritional challenges," she said in an email interview with The Jakarta Post.
The report mentions four challenges for Indonesia (defined as indicators with scores below 25), which are public expenditure on agricultural research and development, gross domestic product per capita, protein quality and dietary diversity.
