Eleventh Global Studies Conference

Abstract

Globalization has a significant effect on food systems around the world. This changes the availability of access to food through its influence on food production, procurement, and distribution, although access is still not truly universal. This change is closely linked to urbanization, increased revenues, market liberalization, as well as foreign direct investment. The change also brings gradual changes in food culture, food consumption patterns, and nutritional status. In the meantime, Indonesia has long tried to reestablish self-sufficiency the main of agricultural commodities, such as rice. However, the new wave of globalization has helped Indonesian efforts in developing their food quality. However, strict import policies have failed to reach the level of agricultural development that has been expected in the future. Indonesia still needs to increase inter island connectivity to provide greater access to markets for domestic food producers, while continuing to increase food supplies with imported products is a better method to improve food supply. Due to some lacking points that has not been recovered, Indonesia currently has a low level of food security. Food supplies are still theoretically adequate to feed the population; however, inefficiencies in distribution systems across the archipelago restrict access to food products at prices affordable for the nation’s poor. For the determination of this paper, globalization directs to decrease in obstacles to the cross-border movement of goods in Indonesia.