Indonesia's food security strengthened in 2022, after weakening during the first two years of the pandemic.
According to the Global Food Security Index (GFSI), Indonesia's food security index in 2022 reached 60.2, higher than the 2020-2021 period, as shown in the graph.
However, Indonesia's food security this year remains below the global average of 62.2, and lower than the Asia Pacific average of 63.4.
The GFSI 2022 food security index was measured based on four indicators: food affordability, availability, quality and safety, and sustainability and adaptation.
In the sustainability and adaptation indicator, the GFSI assessed the country's policies in adapting to climate change, environmental maintenance, and disaster management, which can affect food supply security.
The results of the assessment of all these indicators are expressed in a score on a scale of 0-100. The higher the score, the better the food security condition is considered.
In general, the GFSI assesses that food prices in Indonesia are quite affordable compared to other countries. This is evident from Indonesia's affordability score of 81.4, significantly above the Asia Pacific average of 73.4.
However, Indonesia's food supply availability is considered poor with a score of 50.9. Nutritional quality also only received a score of 56.2, while sustainability and adaptation scored 46.3. In these three indicators, Indonesia's resilience is considered worse than the average for Asia Pacific countries.
"Indonesia has been very successful in developing agricultural infrastructure, thus enabling the provision of affordable and stable food," said the GFSI team in their report.
"However, to advance food security, Indonesia needs to strengthen policies to ensure agricultural production is protected from the risks of climate change. This will help Indonesia maintain sufficient food supplies in the coming years," they continued.
"Indonesia must also improve food quality by increasing food diversity and nutritional standards," they concluded.