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Building an Integrated Food System in Bandung City: Integrating Local and Territorial Food Systems

Membangun Sistem Pangan Terpadu Kota Bandung: Integrasi Sistem Pangan Lokal dan Teritorial

Bandung City faces increasingly complex food system challenges due to high consumption and a population of over 2.5 million. In an urban context, food issues are no longer simply about availability, but also about stability, affordability, and long-term sustainability, which require systemic management.

This policy paper identifies key challenges in Bandung's food system, ranging from high dependence on external supplies, weakening local production, distribution inefficiencies that lead to food loss and waste, to the complexity of urban consumption patterns. At the same time, young people—as current and future stakeholders—have yet to fully gain meaningful space in food system decision-making.

Based on field findings and multi-stakeholder dialogue, this policy paper offers a direction for transformation towards a more equitable, resilient, and sustainable food system in Bandung City.

Drafting team

Food Association Consortium (Pupa):

  • Rahmad Efendi
  • David Sutasurya

Youth Consortium for Food Systems (Pespa):

  • Chitra Retna Septyandrica
  • Risni Anggi Hasianta Silalahi
  • Tommy Perdana
  • Fernianda Rahayu
  • Pius Sugeng Prasetyo
  • Theresia Gunawan

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Building an Integrated Food System in Bandung City: Integrating Local and Territorial Food Systems

LanguageIndonesia.TypePolicy Notes.

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Article 33 Indonesia, AKATIGA
2026Download PDF

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Pemuda untuk Sistem Pangan Kota Bandung—Urban Futures

Youth for Bandung City's Food System—Urban Futures

Urban Futures (UF) is a 5-year (2023–2027) global program that integrates urban food systems, youth well-being, and action.

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Efendi, R.,
Sutasurya, D.,
Retna, C.,
Anggi, R.,
Prime Minister, T.,
Rahayu, F.,
Sugeng, P.,
Gunawan, T.,
(2026). “Building an Integrated Food System in Bandung City: Integrating Local and Territorial Food Systems”. Article 33 Indonesia, AKATIGA. Published online at www.article33.or.id. Retrieved from: 'https://www.article33.or.id/en/publikasi/membangun-sistem-pangan-terpadu-kota-bandung-integrasi-sistem-pangan-lokal-dan-teritorial/' [Online Source]

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