The Food Import Dilemma: A Major Challenge for Indonesia’s ‎Food Self-Sufficiency

  • Authors

    • Fitrawaty Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia
    • Isnaini Harahap Faculty of Sharia Economics, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
    • M. Farras Nasrida Faculty of Economics, Universitas Palangka Raya
    • Indra Maipita Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia
    https://doi.org/10.14419/35tkjf71

    Received date: October 6, 2025

    Accepted date: November 18, 2025

    Published date: November 28, 2025

  • Food Imports; FDI; Inflation; Exchange Rate; Population‎.

  • Abstract

    Indonesia faces the challenge of dependence on food imports. The import policies implemented have an impact on national food self-‎sufficiency, particularly in terms of availability, accessibility, and price stability of food. The purpose of this study is to analyze the interdependence of the Food Security Index on food imports, inflation, population, and the rupiah exchange rate, as well as to analyze the impact of ‎import shocks. The research method used a Vector Error Correction Model and data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The results ‎show a correlation between the Food Security Index, inflation, and food imports. In the long term, the exchange rate variable has a significant effect on the Food Security Index, while the population and import variables have no effect on the Food Security Index variable. In the ‎short term, the import, population, and exchange rate variables do not affect the Food Security Index in Indonesia‎.

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    Fitrawaty, Harahap , I. ., Nasrida , M. F. ., & Maipita , I. . (2025). The Food Import Dilemma: A Major Challenge for Indonesia’s ‎Food Self-Sufficiency. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(7), 780-787. https://doi.org/10.14419/35tkjf71