In her TED Talk, Helianti Hilman addresses the food policy crisis in Indonesia, a country rich in biodiversity. Rather than leveraging its wide variety of crops and sustainable food sources, Indonesia has become overly dependent on rice monoculture, which has resulted in malnutrition and environmental harm. Hilman calls for a shift towards embracing food biodiversity, which would lead to healthier diets, better livelihoods for farmers, and greater environmental sustainability. She stresses the urgent need for policy reforms and education around food culture.
