 With 260 million inhabitants, Indonesia is one of the world's most populous countries. But population growth and increased living standards in recent decades have led to a sharp rise in food consumption. How can the IAEA and its UN partners help Indonesia meet a growing demand for food? This is tempeh, a protein rich and nutritious food staple in Indonesia. Tempeh is very popular. This is a favorite food for Indonesians. The country, however, imports a large proportion of the soybeans it needs to make tempeh. In order to boost domestic soybean production, the government is using a nuclear technique to develop a variety of the plant that grows better. The nuclear technology is playing its role by improving the characteristics of these soybeans so we can also select which soybean has the high productivity. Plant mutation breeding uses radiation to generate crops with improved traits that are more suitable for local conditions. It's a tried and tested method used worldwide for decades. So the difference is between the mutant variety in this local variety we can see from the agronomic characteristics such as for the high yield and also the good quality. Indonesia now aims to be self-sufficient in soybean and tempeh production. Together with United Nations partners, the IAEA is helping the country meet this ambitious goal. The IAEA provides the technology part for the agriculture productivity. FAO enhance the dissemination of the seeds among farmers and UNIDO will help in increasing the productivity of industrialization of tempeh. This is a very important project because it covers or tackles a very important, I would say, strategic product for Indonesia which tempeh a principal food for more than 60% of the population. Increasing local soybean productivity would benefit Indonesian farmers, industries and consumers.