THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN PROMOTING

FOOD SECURITY AND VALUE CHAIN

IN AGRIFOOD SECTOR

Dr. Ir. Arief Daryanto, M.Ec.

Director, Graduate Program of Management and Business,

Bogor Agricultural University

and

Ir. Heri Suliyanto, MBA

Director, Center for Agricultural Education,

Ministry of Agriculture

Symposium on Human Resource Development in Food-related Area through Partnership with ASEAN Universities,

Grand Hyatt Hotel Jakarta Indonesia, 21-22 January 2014

Introductory Remarks

Introductory Remarks:

Learning Japanese Food From Comics

Yakitate!! Ja-pan, meaning "Freshly Baked!! Ja-pan", the "pan" also meaning

"bread" in Japanese) is a manga, authored by Takashi Hashiguchi

Food Security in Indonesia

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Food Security – An Evolving Concept

• Food Security = self sufficiency in major staple foods in the 50s and 60s

• “Food Security exists when all people, at all times, have both physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (FAO, 2001)

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Pillars of Food Security

• Food availability food supply

• Food access the ability of people to obtain

food when it is available

• Food stability ensuring adequate food at all

times

• Food utilization incorporates food safety and

nutritional well being

Food Security Indicators

Source: EIU (2013)

Global Food Security Index – Key Findings Indonesia is in “Moderate Environment”

No. 5 in ASEAN, No. 66 in the world

OVERALL World Rank SCORES

2012 2013 2012 2013

1. Malaysia 33 37 63.9 63.7

2. Thailand 45 46 57.9 59.2

3. Vietnam 55 62 47.1 48.8

4. Philippines 63 64 50.4 46.6

5. Indonesia 64 66 46.8 46.1

6. Myanmar 78 74 37.2 40.7

7. Cambodia 89 90 30.0 31.2

Indonesia Food Security Index

Overall, Indonesia was ranked top five of food

security in ASEAN

Role of University in Promoting

Food Security and Value Chain in

Agrifood Sector

• The role of universities in promoting food security and value chain is crucial

• Universities are powerful drivers of innovation and change in science and technology

• Universities produce people with knowledge and skills to manage and implement the food security and value chain improvement programs

• Universities apply knowledge in a range of environments

Role of Universities in Promoting Food Security and Value Chain in Agrifood Sector

• Universities are facilitating learning at various levels (academic, vocational and specialist) Attractors and generators of talent

• Universities are contributing to thinking on food security studies Center of Food Security Studies

• Universities are contributing policy advises on education for food security and rural development

• Universities are the hub of government, business networks and industrial cluster (Triple Helix Model)

Role of Universities in Promoting Food Security and Value Chain in Agrifood Sector

IPB Education Programs

Faculty Department

1. Agriculture 1. Agronomy and Horticulture

2. Soil Science and Land Resources

3. Plant Protection

4. Landscape Architecture

2. Veterinary Medicine 1. Veterinary Science

3. Fisheries and Marine Science 1. Aquaculture

2. Living Aquatic Resources Management

3. Aquatic Product Technology

4. Marine Science and Technology

5. Fisheries Resources Utilization

4. Animal Science 1. Animal Production and Technology

2. Nutrition and Feed Technology

5. Forestry 1. Forest Management

2. Forestry Products

3. Conversation of Forest and Ecotourism

4. Silviculture

Faculty Department

6. Agricultural Technology 1. Mechanical and Bio-system Engineering

2. Food Science and Technology

3. Agro-industrial Technology

4. Civil and Environmental Engineering

7. Mathematics and Natural Sciences 1. Statistics

2. Geophysics and Meteorology

3. Biology

4. Chemistry

5. Mathematics

6. Computer Science

7. Physics

8. Biochemistry

8. Economics and Management 1. Economics

2. Management

3. Agribusiness

4. Resources and Environmental Economics

9. Human Ecology 1. Community Nutrition

2. Family and Consumer Science

3. Communication and Community Development

IPB Education Programs

• Center for Climate Risk and Opportunity Management Southeast Asia and Pacific (CCROM-SEAP)

• Research Center for Mine Reclamation

• Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Regulation and Policy (CARE)

• Center for Disaster

• Research Center for Sharia Development (PKPS )

• International Center for Applied Finance and Economics (inter CAFE)

• Surfactant and Bioenergy Research Center (SBRC)

• Research Center and Planning for Regional Development (P4W)

• Center for Tropical Animal (CENTRAS)

• Research Center for Human Resources Development (P2SDM)

• Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies (PKSPL)

• Research Center for Biopharmaceuticals

• Research Center for Tropical Horticulture Studies (PKHT)

• Entrepreneurship Research and Development Center (P3K)

• Center For Research on Engineering Application in Tropical Agriculture (CREATA)

• Primate Research Center (PSSP)

• Southeast Asian Food and Agricultural Science and Technology Center (SEAFAST)

• Center for Environmental Research (PPLH)

• Research Center for Bio-resources and Bio-technology (PPSHB)

• Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies (CARDS)

• Center for Islamic Business and Economic Studies (CI-BEST)

IPB Research Centers

Higher Education Partnership on Agriculture and

Bioscience with Bogor Agricultural University

Distance Learning Facility

Field Stations

Supporting Facilities

Issues or Problems in Developing

Human Resources in Food-Related

Areas in University Education

Main Issues in Developing HR in Food-related Areas

• Rapidly changing society needs workers in the agrifood

sector who have developed a broad knowledge base

and a variety of skills

• Content and learning-teaching approaches need to be

updated and internationally oriented

• Declining numbers of university students enrolling in

agricultural studies Rebranding of degree programs

• Lack of understanding of career opportunities in

agriculture

• Curricula and courses redesign and restructuring to

better meet market needs and requirements

Main Issues in Developing HR in Food-related Areas

• Substantive engagement with industry regarding degree

contents and graduate attributes

• Industry projects or internships included in degree

program

• Innovation focusing on internationalization, societal

responsibility and educational technology

• Technological innovation, increase of IT applications in

education

• Integration knowledge and practices, work within the

multi-functionality of agriculture

Expectation to a Future Cooperation

Project for Developing Human

Resources in Food-Related Area

The Asean-Japan Center for

Global Food Security Studies

• Need to establish a new regional research

center focused on global food security

• “The ASEAN-Japan Center for Global

Food Security Studies” is a challenge and

an opportunity to bring together ASEAN-

Japan universities’ researchers from a

wide range of discipline to focus and

integrate research activities.

Educating People

• Training skilled undergraduates, graduates & postdocs

Providing public space

• Forming/accessing networks and stimulating social interaction

• Influencing the direction of search processes among users and suppliers of technology and fundamental researchers

–Meetings and conferences

–Hosting standard-setting forums

–Entrepreneurship centers

–Alumni networks

–Personnel exchanges (internships, faculty exchanges, etc.)

–Visiting committees

–Curriculum development committees

Increasing the stock of ‘codified’ useful knowledge

• Publications

• Patents

• Prototypes

Problem-solving

• Contract research

• Cooperative research with industry

• Technology licensing

• Faculty consulting

• Providing access to specialized instrumentation and equipment

• Incubation services

Source: Hughes and Lester , 2006

Knowledge Exchange – Multiple Mechanisms

TERIMAKASIH adaryant@mb.ipb.ac.id