Constitution Guarantees Local Food Diversity
Law No. 18/2012 on food explicitly mandates that the central and local governments are responsible for the availability and development of local food production.
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A waiter prepares a dish on Saturday (24/2) to serve to guests at the Nusa Indonesian Gastronomy in Kemang, South Jakarta. The restaurant’s chef is innovating fine dining by creating dishes using locally sourced foods and spices.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Law No. 18/2012 on food explicitly mandates that the central and local governments are responsible for the availability and development of local food production. Ignoring the diversity of local food varieties is a form of disavowing the Constitution.
The Food Law also calls for the need to achieve food self-sufficiency, which is defined as the ability of the government produce diverse foods from within the country in order to guarantee the fulfillment of the people’s food needs.