Edition 114: Oct- Dec 2013 - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

Feeding Indonesia

Food security is an urgent policy problem in Indonesia but opinions are divided about how best to feed the poorest and most vulnerable Thushara Dibley and Eve Warburton Indonesia is a country with a rapidly expanding middle class and a growing economy. Its neighbours are taking more notice, and Indonesia now plays a pivotal role in regional politics. Yet for many Indonesians, the daily task of feeding their families can be a real challenge. Even with government subsidies, Indonesia has the most expensive rice in the region. The government's commitment to reducing heavy fuel subsidies is expected to impact the price and accessibility of rice and other basic foodstuffs. Poor families are the most vulnerable in this situation.

Despite being a middle-income country, many Indonesians still face the prospect of going hungry

Hunger remains a problem in many Indonesian households

Young people in Yogyakarta turn unused urban space into edible gardens

Rahmat Ajiguna talks to Eve Warburton about the need to make farmers the centre of food security in Indonesia

Food self-sufficiency in Indonesia is a valid problem but so far the government has only provided counterproductive solutions

Ensuring food security in fisheries and aquaculture is an important challenge for the Indonesian government

Rethinking Indonesia’s beef self-sufficiency agenda

The government’s latest approach is not the most effective or efficient way to promote food security

Education is a mess in Papua’s highlands, but fault doesn’t lie with the Papuans alone

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