Badanas Encourages Local Governments To Actively Overcome Sustainable Problems And Food Remaining

Director of Food Alert Badanas Nita Yulianis. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The National Food Agency (Bapanas) encourages local governments and all related parties to play an active role in overcoming the problem of aftershocks and food remains to increase national food efficiency and security.

"Various parties such as the government, academics, business actors, distributors, retailers, hotels, restaurants, catering, to final consumers, must play an active role in efforts to prevent and reduce food sustainability and remaining," said the Director of Food Alert for Badanas Nita Yulianis in a statement in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Wednesday 19 February.

He conveyed that the successful handling of food loss and waste (FLW) or aftershocks and food remaining (SSP) requires commitment and collaboration across sectors from upstream to downstream.

"Head of the National Food Agency on various occasions always said that the synergy of pentahelix is very important to maintain a joint commitment to overcome this susceptibility and food remaining," he said when he was a resource person at the Food Safety Discussion Group Forum organized by the Bogor City Food and Agriculture Security Office in Bogor.

Nita said that the handling of SSP had implemented a food rescue pyramid approach with top priority on prevention and reduction.

"After that, food redistribution is carried out by donating surplus food to food banks or food rescue organizations to be distributed to beneficiaries after ensuring that they meet food security," he explained.

He further emphasized that the role of the government in formulating appropriate policies and encouraging effective implementation in the field is also important.

Badanas also continues to encourage the acceleration of the preparation of the Draft Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on aftershocks and food remains as a strategic step to tackle food waste problems or food waste that is still high in Indonesia.

According to him, Bogor City has positive potential in efforts to prevent, reduce, rescue and utilize SSP.

"The city of Bogor has many hotel industries, restaurants, cafes, traditional markets, and is strengthened by the city government which is committed. So that by hand in hand, efforts to achieve a green economy will be easy in the future," added Nita.