Jakarta, May 28 -- Indonesia's Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has encouraged domestic industries to develop and diversify processed local food products under the efforts to boost the country's food resilience.
Limpo noted in a statement here on Thursday that the public should partake in enhancing the role of local foods under the National Food Resilience Campaign.
"This must be started, right from us. Indonesia is rich in various staple foods, not just rice but also tubers, pumpkin, sago, and others," he emphasized.
The minister commended the initiative of an agricultural training center in Cepu Sub-district, Blora District, Central Java, to process pumpkin into egg roll snack product. The business has developed, and currently,...