Throughout a tumultuous year for the Indonesian economy,in which travel, logistics, trade, and business operations havebeen tested in unprecedented ways, the agri-food value chainhas demonstrated its resilience. It has placed food on thetable at stable prices, provided an income and employmentfor a huge proportion of the country’s workforce, and createdopportunities for businesses at each stage of the value chain.

From farm to fork, Indonesia’s agri-food sector holds anunparalleled position in the economy and plays a pivotal rolein its future economic development. Its performance is criticalto household wellbeing and it is an economic powerhouse,responsible for millions of jobs, as well as being a majorcontributor to total economic output and government tax receipts.