The Government of Indonesia and the United Nations (UN) in Indonesia today launched a joint programme to support smallholders in mitigating climate risks by expanding access to financial services and strengthening their capacity to adopt sustainable agricultural practices. The programme will be implemented in East Java and Lampung, two of Indonesia’s largest food-producing provinces.

Over 170 young scientists and university students from across Indonesia participated in a national competition showcasing innovative research to address sustainable livestock and agrifood challenges, organized by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The International Strategic Meeting on Scientific Pathways for Sustainable Livestock Industry Transformation opens today in Jakarta. Hosted by the Government of Indonesia and convened by the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the two-day event brings together over 470 participants, including international experts from 33 countries, alongside national stakeholders—policymakers, scientists, private sector representatives, NGOs, civil society, and development partners.

As part of efforts to protect Indonesia’s mega biodiversity, the Ministry of Forestry and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched today a IDR 74.6 billion (USD 4.4 million) project to strengthen the country’s capacity in controlling invasive alien species with Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) funding support.

With a growing population driving shifts in food production and land use, Indonesia, like many countries in Asia, has become a hotspot for zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases. At the same time, as one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, Indonesia manages a vast conservation landscape covering 27.14 million hectares, where biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service preservation face growing pressure from development.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting the provincial government of Riau in strengthening its Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems and capacity under the UN-REDD programme’s GREEN for Riau initiative. This support includes a comprehensive series of capacity-building workshops, covering from the governance to the technicalities of the MRV mechanism, jointly held by Riau province and FAO between August and December 2025. 

Indonesian community-based and civil society organizations can soon access climate action grants of up to USD 75,000 (around IDR 1.25 trillion) in total under the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (GEF-SGP), now implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to finance community-led initiatives addressing global environmental and sustainable development issues.

The Ministry of Forestry, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and with the support of the Australian Government, today launched a new phase of efforts to strengthen animal health systems and reduce zoonotic spillover risks through the project “Strengthening Animal Health Systems in Southeast Asia and the Pacific for a Healthy and Resilient Region”.

As part of Indonesia’s ongoing efforts to unlock international climate financing at provincial level, Riau Provincial Government supported by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a sub-national dialogue to advance its peatland greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation as well as measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+).

The Ministry of Youth and Sports and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted today the Farmers’ Regeneration Summit in Jakarta to conclude the Cool Agripreneur programme, a joint initiative to empower youth’s capacity on innovative farming systems and entrepreneurship. 

The Community African Swine Fever Biosecurity Interventions (CABI) Programme, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), officially concluded on a high note today with a national dissemination workshop in Jakarta. The programme aimed to strengthen pig farmers’ resilience against African swine fever (ASF) while protecting livelihoods and strengthening national food security.

As part of efforts to reduce Indonesia’s growing food loss, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded today in Jakarta a four-day workshop to leverage the country’s data to monitor and reduce food loss through the Food Loss Index (FLI).

Masyarakat Adat Sentani held today its second Sago Festival to showcase innovative sago processing and derivative products in Babrongko customary village. It was the first festival to be hosted by Masyarakat Adat Babrongko, with the support of Ministry of Agriculture of Indonesia, New Zealand Embassy to Indonesia through the Head of Embassy Fund (HEF), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Young innovators from across Indonesia gathered today at the Youth Innovation Challenge 2025 in Jakarta to present impact-driven innovations to accelerate the country’s agrifood systems transformation. The competition was organized by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and youth-driven organizations Pijar Foundation and World Food Forum Indonesia chapter.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations awarded Indonesia its first Globally Important Heritage Systems (GIAHS) certificate today at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The 2025 GIAHS Award Ceremony celebrated the country’s Karangasem Salak (snake fruit) Agroforestry System in Bali as one of 28 newly agricultural heritage designations across 14 countries.

As Indonesia commemorates World Food Day 2025, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for collaborative efforts to achieve healthy, sustainable, and resilient food systems in the country. World Food Day is observed on every 16 October and brings the global theme of ‘Hand-in-hand for better foods and a better future’ this year.

Amid concerns of an ageing farmers population, Ministry of Youth and Sports and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded on Monday an agripreneurship training for young Indonesians, marking the beginning of their transformative journey.

Indonesia showcases its rich variety of local foods at global exhibition ‘From Seeds to Foods’, hosted by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome, Italy, from 10-13 October 2025. The country joins nearly 150 of other countries in exhibiting its food traditions and technologies at Rome’s heart of Park of Porta Capena to commemorate the World Food Day and FAO’s 80th Anniversary on 16 October 2025.

Driven by the positive results of biosecurity initiatives to prevent African Swine Fever (ASF) in West Kalimantan and North Sulawesi, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are now expanding the effort to East Nusa Tenggara, another pig production hub in Indonesia.

The Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) and the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs with support from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched today a joint action plan to advance Indonesia’s aquatic food, as part of efforts to sustainably achieve food and nutrition security.