"The expected outcome is the fulfillment of (the needs for) food and nutrition that are adequate, diverse, nutritiously balanced, and safe," he remarked after receiving a visit from World Bank Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste Satu Kahkonen.
Moreover, food system transformation is expected to have a bigger impact on social, economic, and environmental development, as described within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Within the global context, he explained that food system transformation is one of the efforts in keeping with the United Nations (UN) Decade Actions to achieve SDGs by 2030.
"Indonesia had given its high commitment to the global citizens, both to implement and reach SDGs and to execute food system transformation itself," he remarked.
"This is Indonesia's real contribution to develop better and more sustainable global civilization," he stated.
In order to realize Golden Indonesia 2045, Indonesia should be able to break free from the middle-income trap that had been the norm for almost three decades.
By that same year, Indonesia should also be able to become a developed, sovereign, just, and prosperous country.
In executing global commitment and realizing a Golden Indonesia 2045, he underlined that one of the areas where momentum should be maintained was the use of the demographic bonus.
Under this major context, food and nutrition development as well as food system transformation play a crucial role in preparing for the creation of Indonesia's golden generation by 2045.
"There are many foundational aspects that should be fixed and prepared, such as the issue of stunting on infants," Monoarfa highlighted.
The issue of infants' stunting greatly affects the national development performance. Infants' stunting issue is also one of the challenges that must be resolved, so that Indonesia can achieve its SDGs target before 2023, he explained.
"Infants' stunting issue also affects several of Indonesia's achievements, as reflected in several indexes, including the Global Hunger Index and Global Food Security Index," he stated.
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Editor: Azis Kurmala
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