The Boss Of Badanas Rayu Japan Invests In Making MBG Needs

Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi (right). (Photo: Doc. Badanas)

Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi, invited the Japanese government to build an investment ecosystem for the fulfillment of the Free Nutrition Food (MBG) program.

Especially the fruit, fish and meat commodities that have been the mainstay of MBG.

He conveyed this invitation when receiving an official visit from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Eto Taku at the Head Office of Bapanas, Jakarta, on Tuesday, April 29.

"Earlier, we conveyed that the policy of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia today is to invite investors to meet our fairly large needs. And if there is an opportunity (investment) this will be very good, so the policy is to build an ecosystem that is not only exports, but can prosper our farmers," he said in his statement.

Talking about investment, Arief explained that Indonesia is the country with the largest population in the world, where the figure reaches 280 million people. This figure can even increase to more than 300 million in line with the number of population records from year to year.

"So this density potential is very high so that existence such as exports of food products can easily enter Japan. This means that quarantine there can accept products that we produce ourselves," he said.

However, exporting food products to Japan is not an easy thing considering that the country of Sakura has high regulations and standards.

"But I tell them, please discuss that in Indonesia there are also regulations in building investment. For example, investment companies can export cows to be produced domestically," said Arief.

Arief added, the Indonesian government continues to strive to strengthen food security as a way towards food independence. The manifestation of this effort is achieving self-sufficiency where all production must be carried out in Indonesia.