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The government sees the world food crisis as an opportunity to offer local food as an alternative. Local food production must also be increased.

Director of Food Distribution and Reserves of the National Food Agency, Rachmi Widiriani, said that this was in accordance with President Joko Widodo's orders. The President even called on the public to use their home yards to grow food.

"This is a golden opportunity for Indonesian farmers to take advantage of all open spaces. Even families also take advantage of all open spaces to produce food," she said in an interview with Pro3 RRI, Friday (12/8/2022).

Besides planting, he continued, people's habits of consuming rice and wheat-based foods must also be changed. Namely by consuming other foods whose protein content is not inferior to imported food.

"Diversifying people's consumption patterns becomes diverse. The important thing is balanced and safe nutrition by utilizing the potential of local food," she said.

Indeed, she added, changing people's mindsets and eating patterns is not as easy as turning the palm of the hand. However, that doesn't mean it's impossible.

"In the past, when we were little, 4 healthy 5 perfect was so ingrained in our minds and daily habits. Actually we are no different from that, there is a new tagline, diverse, nutritious and safe," she said.

The campaign continues to be voiced by the National Food Agency. The target is urban communities, because it is easy to access information.

"This is what we need to bring back together again that in the recommended food pattern, Indonesia has too many carbohydrates and the carbon is rice," she said. (RRI)