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Indonesia has opportunity to export rice to Malaysia: Minister

Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said the opportunity is open for Indonesia to export rice to Malaysia especially ...

Palm oil companies receive sustainable certificates

Some 42 palm oil companies received the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificates, making it a total of 226 ...

Being journalist after being inspired by Bung Karno, Bung Hatta

When Bung Karno (the Indonesian proclamator) was imprisoned by Dutch colonizers in Boven Digul, Papua (formerly ...

EARTH WIRE -- Social forestry program has many benefits

The social forestry program launched by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to help develop agroforestry, ...

Indonesia reduces foodstuff imports

Indonesia is steadily reducing the import of foods such as corn and rice, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. ...

Social forests managed by cooperatives should be expanded: President Jokowi

Tree planting for social forests, managed by both private parties and cooperatives, need to be explored more, ...

Food stocks adequate until May

National food stocks are adequate to meet domestic demand until May next year, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has ...

Indonesia aims to become major fruit exporter

Fruit is an integral part of Indonesias culture, as many local rituals and ceremonies make use of fruits. Every ...

President asks state firms to cultivate fruits

President Joko Widodo has asked state-owned plantation firms to cultivate fruits, in addition to the current oil palm ...

Jokowi hopes Indonesia to become major fruit exporter

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed his hope that Indonesia would become a major fruit exporter. "I hope ...

Food stock sufficient until May 2017: President

President Joko Widodo said that the national food stock would be sufficient to meet demands until May 2017, due to the ...

Program to open new rice fields in East Nusa Tenggara to continue in 2017

Head of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial Agriculture and Plantation Service Yohanes Tay Ruba said the province would ...

Fighting for food self-sufficiency

As an agriculture country, Indonesia was once self-sufficient in the production of rice, the staple food for its ...

Cattle imports must include heifers

In its efforts to encourage cattle production at home and reduce imports which last year still reached 36 percent of ...

Govt issues permit to import 123,800 feedlot cows

Indonesias Trade Ministry has issued a license to import 123,800 feedlot cows in the third semester of this year after ...