conversations about food security in Indonesia
Rose: Hi Danny, how are you? where else?
Danny: Thank God, I'm fine. I do not know. May still be on the way. Rose: I was waiting for this moment, we could all get together as before.
Danny: I did. I really miss the days we first.
Rose: By the way, where you work now?
Danny: Still trading as ever. I think trade is also a job That requires lots of trategy.
Rose: Yes, you're right. I also had to trade in the past but had to leave work now.
danny: I was very hungry. how about we eat first?
rose: Ok, I also feel hungry. By the way, what will we eat food?
danny: I think there is quite tasty rice pecel. what if we get there?
rose: okay. Hei, it's anna and liza. let's get them to eat.

few minutes later ...
Rose: I feel a sense of the rice a little strange. Not as usual, was rather bland.
danny: I think so. The bland taste of rice is imported rice.
anna: yes, I've heard. How can you know?
danny: of course I know. I am a merchant who also sells rice. But I do not sell this rice, after all, consumers are not so fond of imported rice.
rose: why consumers do not like rice? When rice is cheap.
danny: I think you already know how to flavor the rice.
rose: oh, sure. So, it was that caused consumers do not really like the import rice?
danny: yes, that's it. anna: and then how to reduce the amount of imported rice in the country?
liza: Indonesia's food security is threatened, when viewed from a shortage in the supply of food stocks, even after the New Order era, marked by increasing rice imports significantly.
rose: meaning is not itself an achievement considering that Indonesia is known as an agricultural country with fertile land and the potential for agricultural areas.
danny: yeah, you're right. Supposedly, Indonesia became one of the rice exporting countries. anna: and then, what's the solution?
danny: Food security will be achieved when all people at all times physically, socially, and economically have access to sufficient nutritious food, safe, and nutritious diet in order to meet the needs of a varied diet to achieve healthy and active life.
Liza: in addition, food security is also criticized because many of the indicators that make difficult the realization of food security is achieved. Many factors such as affecting the ecological, social, economic and political factors.
danny: Solutions that can be done in addressing the dependence on rice imports is to reduce the consumption of rice.
Rose: Oh, yes. I've heard that the government could also implement a "One Day, No Rice".
Anna: what is "One Day, No Rice"?
Rose: "One Day, No Rice" is the conversion of food from rice to other foodstuffs such as cassava, corn, breadfruit, or potatoes are done.
anna: and then, is there another solution?
danny: I think the government should change the mindset of the people of Indonesia, that in addition there are other carbohydrates such as rice maize, cassava, and potatoes instead of rice.
anna: but the problem is when there are a number of people in an area that consume cassava or tiwul, they called the food crisis alias hunger. Understanding of such a wedge embodiment non-rice diversification of food consumption based on local resources as a pillar of food self-sufficiency in order to combat hunger.
danny: wait, there's a new solution that can be done. The government could declare the conversion of rice flour to other types of carbohydrates, then the government should also be declared the conversion of rice to the type of carbohydrate vegetables and fruit.
liza: but the problem is people are familiar with Indonesia carbohidrat derived from the flour as it gives a sense of satiety.
Rose: yes. in addition, spending on perceived need for a greater variety of vegetables or more expensive.
danny: yeah, maybe the government is busy thinking about that now.
anna: hoooh, come on.
danny: no one else. extensification and intensification needed to achieve food security in Indonesia.
liza: ahaa, that's true. danny: hoho, of course.

Rose: What you've finished your meal?
Danny, anna and liza: yes, I guess so.
rose: then will I pay immediately and let us go somewhere else.
Danny, anna and liza: come on.