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A quest to Kazakhstan for Indonesia’s food security

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Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world” and making food more expensive across the globe, triggering food crisis, inflation, hunger and political instability in developing countries. This global wheat shortage is also affecting Indonesia. Indonesia’s complete dependency on imported wheat has triggered a vulnerability for its food security. The share of wheat in domestic food supply stood at 26 percent in 2020 and at the same time, Indonesia is still completely dependent on other countries to meet the needs of wheat. In addition, Data by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows Indonesia has become the number one importer of wheat in the world, in 2019 and 2020. At 11 million tons in 2021, Indonesia is still the world largest wheat importer in the world.

In order to mitigate this crisis, the Government of Indonesia has a plan to substitute the imported wheat by developing Sorghum in the Nusa Tenggara Province. This effort, however, is not going to happen overnight as there are several hindrances, such as limited availability of land and lack of knowledge on how to grow this food commodity. National food security has become the priority agenda of the Government of Indonesia. For achieving this, as well as domestic price stability, the Government of Indonesia should diversify its source of wheat, among others to Kazakhstan. Globally, Kazakhstan is ranked 12th in terms of wheat production and the 8th largest exporter of wheat. With this capability, Kazakhstan should be considered as one of the potential countries to become alternative supplier of wheat for Indonesia. Furthermore, the potential of Kazakhstan has not explored yet by the government of Indonesia. Statistic data from BPS in 2019-2021 shows that Indonesia is still does not import any wheat and wheat-derivative products from Kazakhstan.

In order to support the food security agenda and secure the supply of wheat from Kazakhstan, the MOFA RI must use the tool of economic diplomacy, which are among the main priorities of Indonesia’s foreign policy during the tenure of Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and President Joko Widodo’ since his inauguration in 2014. This paper will explore Kazakhstan as an alternative source of wheat for Indonesia, the policy options that could be taken, and the role of MOFA RI as well as the Embassy of Indonesia in Astana.

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2022-0042

Sesdilu 73-2022

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Sesdilu 73-2022

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Jakarta : Kementerian Luar Negeri., 2022

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