Can Indonesia rely less on rice?


PEOPLE in the nation are eating too much rice to the point that nationwide production keeps falling short of demand.

Many have proposed a diversification of local dietary habits, but rice consumption is deeply rooted in Indonesian culture, and switching to alternatives alone would not address structural problems in domestic farming.

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