The Role of Indigenous Crop to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in Indonesia
Prima Luna (a*) and Habiddin Habiddin (b)

a) Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
*primaluna305[at]gmail.com
b) State University of Malang, Indonesia

Abstract

Prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, the world was not on track to reach its goals to end world hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Now, the epidemic has made this far more difficult. The COVID-19 epidemic has exacerbated four critical factors that are harming food security and nutrition around the world. These significant determinants have a negative influence on food security and nutrition by generating many, compounding effects throughout our food systems. Climate variability and extremes are an external factor that influences food systems. Its detrimental effects on food security and nutrition are exacerbated by persistently high levels of inequality. On the other hand, drivers that are internal to food systems, such as low productivity and an inefficient food supply chain, are pushing up the price of nutritious foods, which, when paired with low incomes, exacerbates the unaffordability of healthy diets, especially in countries affected by several drivers. Because they cannot afford a healthy diet, millions of people in each nation suffer from food insecurity and malnutrition in all of its forms. This study aims to assess the potential of indigenous crops to contribute to national food and nutrition security, as well as to characterize their chemical and functional properties. Coix lachryma-jobi L., often known as Jali or Adlay, is cultivated as an alternative staple food. This crop and the new development product have been characterized using proximal analysis. Previous research has demonstrated that Jali has several nutritional and physiological benefits. In this plant, anti-diabetic bioactive compounds have been identified. In addition to squalene, campesterol, vitamin E, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Jali has the potential to generate some functional foods and also has industrial applications. Bioactive compounds may be altered during processing. Furthermore, Jali has enormous promise as a functional food. The seed contains around 20 percent protein,

Keywords: Jali- Indigenous crop- Functional food- Properties- Food security

Topic: Science