Highlighted issues in 3 Rome based UN Agencies

AND THE ROLE OF THE INDONESIAN EMBASSY IN ROME

Purnomo A. ChandraKementerian Luar Negeri RI

Indonesian Embassy in Rome (KBRI)

Role of KBRI and Diplomacy KBRI as Hub KBRI as Information channel KBRI as partner and Inquiries

Role of KBRI and Diplomacy (1)

KBRI Rome• Agriculture Attache• Counsellor for Multilateral issues• Supervised by Permanent Representative/DeputyCover• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)• International Fund for Agriculture Development

(IFAD)• World Food Programme(WFP)

Role of KBRI and Diplomacy (2)

Diplomacy (with guidance and instruction from capital/related ministries) • Negotiations, through formal and informal meeting• Conference, Council, Committee (FAO)• Governing Board, Executive Board, Committee (IFAD and

WFP)• Grouping, regional group (Asia group), G77• Consultations/brainstormings (Secretariat of FAO, IFAD,

WFP and other related International Organization as well as International NGOs)

• Lobby/approach to seek common positions or to influence for the seek of support (to other members)

Role of KBRI and Diplomacy (3)

To negotiate and facilitate (with guidance and instruction from capital/related ministries)

• programme of FAO, IFAD and WFP to Indonesia

• capacity building and technical assistance to Indonesia

KBRI as HUB

KBRI as Hub• FAO, IFAD and WFP• Government of Republic of Indonesia (related

ministries)• Multi stakeholders (civil society, NGOs,

academicians, private sector, etc.)

KBRI as Information channel

• All information and communication concerning food security and related issues or related information on FAO, IFAD and WFP

• Invitation for meeting• All programme of FAO, IFAD and WFP• Capacity Building and Technical Assistance• Professional vacancies

KBRI as partner and Inquires

• Partner for all stakeholders (civil society, NGOs, academicians, private sector, etc.)

• Inquiries for private sector or other stakeholders:

For information on trade and investment opportunities between Indonesia and Italia as well as other information

Global issues in 3 Rome based Agencies:

Food Security Climate Change Genetic resources Land and soil resources Scaling up of the best practices Rural development Nutrition

Global issues in 3 Rome based Agencies:

FOOD SECURITY

Food Security in alert, i.e.: Famine in Horn of Africa, North Africa, Flooding in some Asian countriesFood Price VolatilityFood and Climate related issues

Food Security in Indonesia

Indonesia has strong capital base in food security Land resources: soil fertility, soil availability Genetic resources and utilization: Mega-biodiversity,

Staple food, Plantation crops, Livestock, microorganisms food diversification

Water resources and management: Tropical rain forest Human resources: Research Institutions in Agriculture,

Universities, Skilled workers, experiences

How do these become a powerful tools to combat poverty and food insecurity?

Food Security as a Global issues

• FAO, IFAD, WFP• PBB (Committee 2, agenda Agriculture

Development, Food Security dan commodities)

• G20 related issue on food security• APEC• ASEAN • OIC

Climate Change:Two issues: De-forestation Fossil fuel utilizationReal impact:

Uncertainty of season for planting (drought, flooding)

Explosion pests and diseases Decreases crop yield and crop failure

Renewable and alternative energy Sustainable Agriculture

Genetic resources for food and agriculture

Plant, animal and microbes FAO - ITPGRFA (International Treaty on Plant

Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture) Collaboration and sharing in GR to improve

resilience to climate change (research, agriculture development, training, etc)

Improve awareness to our important genetic resources

Access Benefit sharing on genetic resources Support conservation in GR Gene bank

Land and soil resource as important element in Agriculture

Global Issues on land degradation, desertification

Improve land fertility Land conservation program

Voluntary Guideline for land Tenure Global Soil Partnership

Improve the scale of beneficiaries

Scaling up best practices to other area and around the world

Improve crop yield Sustainable agriculture and conservation Improve livelihood and farmer income Improve nutrition

Financial support, investment, etc. Technical assistant

The opportunities

FAO, IFAD and WFP• Programme of FAO, IFAD and WFP• Capacity Building and Technical Assistance• Job opportunities/vacancies (through website

of FAO, IFAD and WFP) www.fao.org; www.ifad.org; www.wfp.org

Who do what?

Government Universities UN Agencies Private sectors CSO’s Farmers

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