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RI govt targets 5-pct growth in annual rice production

The government is targeting an annual five percent growth in rice production to achieve a surplus of 10 million tons ...

Jakarta to host world Delta Summit

The first World Delta Summit will be organized here on November 21-24, 2011, according to Secretary of the ...

RI potentially become rice exporter: farmers

The gvernment needs to be more selective in its policies on farm seeds in order to make Indonesia a world rice ...

Russia-e Kalimantan's MoU on rail road signed end of October

The East Kalimantan Capital Investment Agency predicted that by the end of October 2011 a Memorandum of Understanding ...

Legislator regrets thai decision to cancel rice export to RI

A legislator has regretted a decision by Thailand to unilaterally cancel its rice exports to Indonesia. "The ...

Norwegian minister for environment praises ri`s fight against climate change

Norway`s Minister for the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has praised Indonesia`s commitment to ...

One dead as typhoon nesat slams into Philippines

Typhoon Nesat slammed into the Philippines Tuesday, killing at least one person, a baby, as it brought heavy rain and ...

Rice fields need better infrastructures

Indonesia needs to develop its dams and irrigation to overcome desolation during droughts so that the country`s 7.5 ...

Another plane crashes in Papua

A plane reportedly crashed in a mountainous area in Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua on Thursday after it ...

RI govt to speed up paddy planting amid drought

In spite of the drought, the government is ready to begin paddy planting this month, in an effort to cover this year`s ...

RI govt calls on businessmen to support food resilience program

The government has called on businessmen to support the national food resilience program by investing in the ...

Food self-sufficiency target should be measurable

The government`s target of achieving lasting food self-sufficiency should be appreciated but they should should also ...

Bali`s exports to United States US$50.8 million

Bali`s exports of small 35 industrial, handicraft, agricultural and plantation products in the January - June 2011 ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

Ministry deploys personnel, planes to help extinguish forest fires

The forestry ministry has mobilized personnel and three planes to help extinguish forest fires on Sumatra Island. ...