Indonesian food security during the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

The World Food Organization (FAO) has warned of a potential food crisis during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. In response to this problem, the Indonesian government has implemented various strategies to maintain food security in order to avoid a food crisis. Even though the national food stock is still considered safe, anticipation needs to be done for maintaining food security. Efforts have been made in the form of increasing food security at the household, local, and national levels. At the household level, the movement of homestead land use in villages with integrated farming and urban areas with urban farming has helped to increase food security. At the local level, local food development movements such as maize, cassava, sago, and tubers were carried out to reduce dependence on food supplies from other areas that were disrupted by distribution during the Covid-19 pandemic. At the national level, the government continues to develop food security through the development of Food Estate in Kalimantan and Sumatra. The strategy for achieving food security is carried out through massive short-, medium- and long-term movements. The impact of Covid-19 is not only on food security but also on community innovation and creations.