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In Islamic States in Face of Future Food Crises
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To carry out its duties, BKP requires synergywith other relatedministries and institutions. The
core institution most often coordinated with for realizing food security is PT BULOG, a state-
owned company with a role in selling food products in Indonesia. In this case, BKP usually
coordinates with PT BULOG to ensure that rice stocks are fulfilled.
Each stakeholder has its own role with its own duties. The national food security program that
requires synergisticwork across ministries and agencies can be divided into four main aspects.
In the production aspect, theMinistry of Agriculture increases agricultural productivity topost-
harvest handling. In this case, the role of research centers and universities is to increase
productivity and post-harvest processing. In the downstream sector, theMinistry of Agriculture
coordinates with the agricultural industries (companies) to absorb farmers' production. In the
domestic trade sector, theMinistry of Agriculture seeks toshorten the trade supply chain so that
the prices received by consumers are lower and more stable. The Ministry of Agriculture also
coordinates with the Ministry of Trade for regulation of agricultural commodity prices, as well
aswith PTBULOG, toabsorb agricultural products during the harvest period. In the food imports
sector, there is coordination between theMinistry of Agriculture, theMinistry of Trade, and the
Ministry of Industry to ensure sufficient national food stock.410
Table 51: Indonesia Agriculture Budget
Food Security Budget Amount to be Spent in 2018
Ministry of Agriculture 23.8 trillion Rupiah/1.7 USD billion
Ministry of Marine and Fisheries 4.3 trillion Rupiah/300.7 million USD
Ministry of Social Affairs 20.8 trillion Rupiah/1.48 billion USD
Government Rice Reserves 2.5 trillion Rupiah/178.5 million USD
Food Price Stabilization Reserves and Food Security 2.5 trillion Rupiah/178.5 million USD
Total 53.9 trillion Rupiah/3.84 billion USD
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
410 Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesiawebsite.