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As Indonesia aims to achieve food self-sufficiency and become the world's food barn by 2045, a critical question remains about the adequacy of efforts to improve the welfare of those who grow the nation's food. This presentation will discuss the imperative of prioritizing the welfare of farmers as a fundamental component of Indonesia's path to food security.

Sarah Elyzabeth Gultom's research is in development economics, focusing on poverty alleviation, inequality and social policy in Indonesia. As a Buffett EDGS Visiting Scholar, she is conducting an empirical investigation into the influence of peer networks and market information asymmetry on the operational practices of intermediaries (locally known as tengkulak) in Indonesia's agricultural sector. The research aims to identify and evaluate potential policy interventions to mitigate the adverse economic effects of these intermediaries' activities on poverty among Indonesian smallholder farmers.

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