With this cooperation agreement, wewill take real action with stakeholders to increase the production and downstreaming of sorghum crops. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Food Agency (Bapanas) is strengthening synergies for the development of sorghum agribusinesses that are integrated from upstream to downstream as part of efforts to maintain food stability amid the El Niao threat.Efforts to build the sorghum ecosystem have been carried out through the signing of a tripartite cooperation agreement between Bapanas and PT Sang Hyang Seri (SHS), a member of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) food holding ID FOOD, and PT Sorghum Agrosolusi Indonesia to develop sorghum agribusiness technology through demonstration plots in order to increase food availability. "I hope that the commitment to synergize the development of sorghum agribusiness technology through this agreement can increase the availability of carbohydrate food sources as well as animal feed sources and other uses," BapanasHead Arief Prasetyo Adi said in Jakarta on Tuesday. He informed that Bapanas, together with other stakeholders, has continued to popularize sorghum as food and feed. For now, the agency is pursuing efforts to help people accept and get used to consuming sorghum. "If sorghum is able to become a food source that is consistently consumed, then the level of production volume and supply must be maintained," Adi underlined.

Source: Antara News Agency