#agricultural sector

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Government doubles agricultural budget to Rp32 trillion

The government will double budget funds for the development of the agricultural sector this year to Rp32 trillion to ...

Indonesia infrastructure development aimed to boost economic growth

Investment in infrastructure development can encourage accelerated economic growth and reduce poverty in Indonesia. ...

Indonesia to not import rice any longer

- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has expressed hope that domestic farm products will be able to meet ...

Indonesia should protect its agriculture sector

With some 60-70 percent of its 240 million population hailing from the farming community, Indonesia needs to protect ...

Indonesian govt to boost development of fertlizer industry

Indonesian farmers need some 14 million tons of subsidized fertilizers annually, whereas the governments allocation ...

Jokowi presents work program to Chinese businessmen

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) presented his work program for the next five years before hundreds of Chinese ...

Investment board sets high investment target for Papua, West Papua

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) sets a high investment target of Rp265 trillion in Papua and West Papua for ...

Indonesia needs to consolidate its organizations: president

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that as a large country, Indonesia should consolidate all central and regional ...

Government to repair irrigation for 3 million hectares of farm lands

Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said the government will repair irrigation system for 3 million hectares of farm ...

CPO biodiesel to help lower state expenditure by US$2.43 bln

The use of crude palm oil (CPO) as biodiesel fuel can reduce the state expenditure by US$2.43 billion, according to ...

Soeharto`s daughter inaugurated as MP

Former president Soehartos daughter Siti Hediati Haryadi or Titi Soeharto was among the new members of parliament to ...

Indonesia asks China to accept three commodities

The Indonesian government has again asked China to again accept mangosteen, palm kernel cake and bird nest, three of ...

Agricultural trade surplus US$20 billion

Minister of Agriculture Suswono reported that agricultural sector has contributed surplus for the national trade ...

28.28 million Indonesians live in poverty

More than 28.28 million Indonesian people live in poverty as of March 2014 compared to 28.17 million in the same ...

HKTI offers support for Prabowo-Hatta pair

The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) has expressed support for the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa presidential and ...