Aug. 18, 2015, p7Live cattle, boxed beef and wheat imports from Australia are detrimental to Indonesian interests in ensuring greater food security and establishing high-value strategic partnerships in Asia. Indonesia must phase out its dependence on Australia in favor of alternative trading partners — such as India or Russia — that can offer a more secure and reliable food supply, provide greater strategic benefits and pursue goals that complement Indonesia’s aspirations as a rising power.Achieving food security through trade is a more promising strategy than food self-sufficiency. Throughout history, well-strategized, purposeful and selective trading has transformed quiet fishing villages into …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
