The biggest challenge facing countries engaged in food and agriculture globally is turning comparative advantage into competitive advantage. Competitiveness issues dealing with of production, market shares, relative export advantage and commodity competitiveness; in term of quality, safety and nutrition, become critical adn need to be internalized.
To help create the essential program support services that facilitate market-driven agricultural growth that maximizes value-added contributions while enhancing Indonesia 's agriculture competitiveness.
The central theme of SEAFAST activities is improving food quality, nutrition and safety through science and technology. The logical framework for the theme is the following
To sustain the activity of improving food quality, nutrition and safety, the SEAFAST Center is actively engaging in many mutual partnerships; between food industry; government and non-government organizations.