Indonesia Calling Business Forum on Food and Agriculture
Indonesia Calling Business Forum on Food and Agriculture
“Access to food is a basic human right and key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Collaboration needed for action on food security”, says Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Jakarta, Tuesday 27 th March 2018 — Speaking at the Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture (RBF), Darmin Nasution, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Indonesia, made a decisive call for collaboration across South East Asia to ensure all people have access to safe and nutritious food and to address challenges including climate change, population growth and land use competition. He told delegates that “RBF Jakarta is strategic partner to the Indonesian government to support achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. We expect your synergy for attractive agriculture activity, especially for young people.”
During her welcome remarks, Shinta Kamdani, President, Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) & Vice Chair, Indonesia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KADIN) asked for stakeholders to work together in the same direction to achieve the SDGs,(Sustainable Development Goals}“As the largest economy in South East Asia, Indonesia is a major agricultural producer, and a bridge between Asia and Australia” she said, “Business as usual is no longer an option, we need leadership skills and a new mind-set to solve sustainability challenges.” Franky O. Widjaja, Co-Chairman, PISAgro & Chief Executive Officer, Golden Agri-Resources echoed her words, speaking of the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to transform the food and agriculture value chain, and challenging the Forum to “produce results” with actionable recommendations to increase yields and improve livelihoods for farmers. The 5th edition of the Responsible Business Forum on welcomed over 400 food, agriculture and nutrition decision makers from companies, government, investors and NGOs, as well as smallholder farmers, to discuss solutions to global food and nutrition challenges and agree on actions and commitments to achieving the SDGs. The Forum aims to devise scalable solutions to achieving ‘Zero-Hunger’, recognising that this underpins most, if not all, of the SDGs. RBF demonstrated the continued drive from both international and Indonesian companies such as Sampoerna, Syngenta, Herbalife, Indofood, Louis Dreyfus Company, Musis Mas, and FrieslandCampina to address global food challenges and support diverse, sustainable and nutritious agricultural systems. Over the two-day Forum, organisations like the Global AgriBusiness Alliance, Grow Asia, US-AID and Croplife Asia shared examples of projects and initiatives, highlighting their work with private sector and government to help to realise the SDGs and especially the goal to end hunger.
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