Indonesia is the largest archipelago and the fourth most populated country in the world, its fast-growing economy is seeing rapid economic decentralization and urbanization, leading to challenging trade-offs. Investments in the food and agriculture sector are by local authorities, state-owned enterprises and the private sector. FAO needs to forge inclusive partnerships to further expand the breadth and depth of its impact. Both FAO and the Government need to develop preventive and resilience-building actions based on early risk identification. Modernizing Indonesia’s food valuechains, especially for small-scale producers, requires business acumen, competitive products, market research, and distribution channels. FAO should incorporate profitability, scalability and sustainability into value-chain projects. The Food Law laid the foundation for an inclusive and sustainable ©FAO/Rural Damascus/ Hasan Bilal food-system that transcends institutional boundaries and calls for comprehensive policy reform, and institutional change. FAO needs to support these transformative changes, and focus on generating evidence and filling data gaps to better support decision-makers and guide national policy, institutional and investment reforms.
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Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Agency Focal Point | Omar Awabdeh |
Focal Point Email | omar.awabdeh@fao.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | Yes |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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