FOOD SECURITY IN INDONESIA: ACHIEVING SDG TARGET 2.2 - END ALL FORMS OF MALNUTRITION

Abstract

Food security is an important aspect of people's well-being and is always the main agenda of every government worldwide. Food insecurity will undermine human rights and become a prelude to universal health, nutrition, and development problems. According to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), nearly 282 million people in 59 countries experienced high levels of acute hunger in 2023 due to the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, and the ongoing economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Extreme climate change and skyrocketing fertilizer prices further weaken the world's unprecedented food security situation. Malnutrition is still a significant health problem in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to assess the food security in Indonesia. This study assesses the actors of Indonesian food security agencies, policies to improve food security and sustainable nutrition, and national food security performance. It provides implications and future direction for the Indonesian government. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. The data source used is in the form of reports and articles from 2020-2022. Among the primary documents refer are Global Food Security Index 2022, Global Food Security Index 2022, and Food Security and Vulnerability Atlas (FSVA). The findings suggest that the government seeks to improve food security through programs to improve food availability, access, and quality. Seeing the complexity of the food problem, multi-pillar changes are needed to transform the food system in Indonesia.