Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Indonesia's National Food Agency (Bapanas) is strengthening sorghum development in Karawang district and Bandung city, West Java province, as a model for local food development through the application of processing technology.
Sorghum is being promoted as an adaptive crop that can be processed into a variety of food products with higher economic value, Bapanas Deputy for Food Consumption Diversification and Food Safety Andriko Noto Susanto said in a recent statement.
He further noted that Bapanas is continuing to encourage food diversification based on local resources by making use of innovation and processing technology. The initiative aims to increase the added value of local food commodities while strengthening the foo...