Presidential Regulation no. 81 of 2024 concerning Acceleration of Food Diversification Based on Local Resource Potential.

This Presidential Regulation concerns the acceleration of food diversification, according to local resource potential, in order to strengthen a resilient national food system and improve the quality of human resources; utilise sustainable natural resources and integrated efforts to achieve food diversification. The Regulation defines and refers to the following topics: food diversification, as an effort to increase the availability and consumption of diverse, balanced, nutritious food based on local resource potential; local food; diverse, balanced and safe food; expected food pattern; food business actors; National Food Agency; National Strategy for accelerating food diversification based on local resource potential. The Regulation specifies the following objectives and the related actions: fulfil food consumption, safe and balanced nutrition; increase community affordability of a variety of food based on local resource potential; strengthen the development of food businesses based on local resource potential. In order to implement its objectives, the Regulation defines a National Strategy for accelerating food diversification based on local resource potential, attached to the Regulation and covering the period 2024-2030.
The Strategy covers the following topics: strengthening the support to the production and consumption of local food; development of local food industry; optimising land use for food production; increasing public knowledge and awareness about the consumption of local food; strengthening the economic organisations of farmers, fish farmers, and fishermen. The Strategy serves as reference and guidance for ministries, local institutions, and stakeholders in the context of implementing the acceleration of national Food Diversification based on local resource potential. The Regulation includes monitoring and evaluation procedures and provisions concerning special funds for the implementation of the Strategy.