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        "msgid": "indonesia-achieves-fao-food-self-sufficiency-standard-imports-below-10-1781787192",
        "date": "2026-06-18 19:18:00",
        "title": "Indonesia Achieves FAO Food Self-Sufficiency Standard, Imports Below 10%",
        "author": "Irvan Sihombing",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Indonesia has officially reached aggregate food self-sufficiency according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) standard, with import dependency falling to just 4-5 per cent. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that domestic production has reached 73 million tonnes, surpassing the national requirement of 68 million tonnes. The government will now focus on boosting production of the three remaining deficit commodities: garlic, beef, and soybeans.",
        "content": "<p>Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has confirmed that Indonesia\nhas officially achieved aggregate food self-sufficiency status. The\nclaim is based on the maximum import threshold indicator set by the Food\nand Agriculture Organization (FAO). In a press statement at the State\nPalace, Jakarta, on Thursday (18\/6\/2026), the Minister described the\nachievement as an important milestone for national food security amidst\nglobal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the standard FAO provisions of 1999, a country is\ncategorised as self-sufficient if its dependence on food imports is\nbelow the 10 per cent threshold. Based on the latest data, Indonesia has\nsurpassed this standard with a significantly lower import dependency\nratio.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister detailed that total domestic food production volume has\nnow reached 73 million tonnes, while total national demand stands at 68\nmillion tonnes. The accumulated imports for commodities that are not yet\nself-sufficient amount to only around 3.5 million tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur national requirement is 68 million tonnes, while our production\nhas reached 73 million tonnes. If we calculate it, the ratio of the 3.5\nmillion tonne shortfall compared to the total 73 million tonnes of\nproduction is only around 4 to 5 per cent,\u201d explained Andi Amran\nSulaiman.<\/p>\n<p>With these figures, Indonesia\u2019s aggregate food resilience is very\nstrong because its dependence on foreign sources is far below the 10 per\ncent maximum threshold set internationally.<\/p>\n<p>The government continues to closely monitor 12 main food commodities\nthat serve as pillars of national stability. The majority of these have\nshown encouraging performance.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are still three commodities that require imports, the\nMinister stressed that the accumulated import volume does not undermine\nthe national self-sufficiency status, as it is offset by surpluses in\nother strategic commodities such as rice and maize.<\/p>\n<p>Achieving the FAO standard does not mean the government will relax\nits oversight. The future focus is on strengthening the upstream sector\nfor the three commodities that are still in deficit: garlic, beef, and\nsoybeans. Land intensification measures and the use of modern\nagricultural technology are key to further reducing the 4-5 per cent\nimport dependency ratio until it approaches zero.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-achieves-fao-food-self-sufficiency-standard-imports-below-10-1781787192",
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