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Food diversification through courtyard cultivation

Residential courtyards in Indonesia are being used to cultivate food crops and to diversify food production. ...

Malaysia`s tax revision feared to weaken Indonesia`s CPO competitiveness

Crude palm oil (CPO) export tax revision by Malaysia in 2013 is feared to weaken Indonesia`s CPO competitiveness in ...

Gorontalo farmers hope President Yudhoyono to open maize conference

A number of farmers in Gorontalo province have expressed a hope that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will open the ...

Govt to set up food agency to achieve food resilience

Indonesia, an agriculture-based country with a population over 237. 6 million and vast tracts of unused land outside ...

Trade minister wants cut in rice and soybean imports

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said Indonesia has to take a big step to reduce dependence on imports for rice and ...

Indonesia develops courtyard crops as local food source

In anticipation of a national or global food crisis, the Indonesian government has developed the ability to supply ...

Indonesia, Nigeria step up cooperation in food security

Indonesia and Nigeria have agreed to increase cooperation in food security, according to Agriculture Minister ...

Indonesia expected to anticipate global food crisis

Indonesia and other developing countries in the world are expected to anticipate the global food crisis as early as ...

Bulog asked to buy rice at commercial price

State-owned logistics agency Bulog has been asked by the government to buy farmers` unhusked rice at a commercial ...

Indonesian legislator urges govt to build more reservoirs

Deputy chairman of Commission IV of the House of Representatives (DPR) Herman Khaeron has called on the government to ...

Indonesian govt vows to boost local fruit production

The Indonesian government has pledged to boost local fruit production in an effort to minimise the nation's dependence ...

Indonesia govt making efforts to overcome drought impact

It is currently estimated that the drought, which has hit nine provinces in Indonesia, will affect at least 127,000 ...

Govt developing programmes to tackle drought

The government has planned to develop and implement programmes in order to minimise the impact of drought on the ...

Indonesia need not worry about food crisis: Minister

Agriculture Minister Suswono has said Indonesia need not worry about the Food and Agricultural Organization's recent ...

Ministry to step up rice plantation to achieve productivity target

The ministry of agriculture will step up rice plantation in September in order to achieve the 2012 production target ...