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Govt to waive soybean import duty

Agriculture Minister Suswono has said the government will waive soybean import duty in view of the recent hike in ...

Govt has no plan to subsidize soybean price

The government still sees no urgency in subsidizing soybean despite its spiraling price in recent weeks, Deputy ...

Indonesian govt urged to conduct market operations

A legislator has urged the government to take active steps in controlling basic commodity price hikes by launching ...

Indonesia government targets 6% increase in food production

The Ministry of Agriculture is aiming at a 6 percent increase in food production per year for the next two years in ...

Authority of Bulog should be restored

Authority of State Logistics Agency (Bulog) should quickly be restored as the staple food controller on account of ...

Govt to evaluate food stocks

The government will hold a meeting next week to discuss and evaluate the availability of food stocks in light of the ...

govt supports farmers in producing palm oil

Indonesian Agriculture Minister Suswono said the government supported farmers in cultivating oil palm plantation while ...

Agriculture ministry expected to receive budget allocations of rp19 tln

The Agriculture Ministry is expected to receive budget allocations of Rp19.3 trillion next year according to the draft ...

Food security needs serious attention

The Indonesian government needs to pay serious attention to domestic food security amid the soaring global food ...

Indonesia bans meat imports from US due to mad cow

Indonesia has issued a ban on imports of cattle products from the US following the discovery of a mad cow disease in ...

TNI signs pact to assist in agricultural sector

The Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) is to assist in developing the country`s agricultural sector in a move to ...

VP leads meeting on inflation control

Vice President Boediono led a meeting to discuss inflation control in connection with a planned fuel price hike here ...

Govt to create rice fields amid food scarcity threat

The government plans to create rice fields on 100 thousand hectares of land this year in anticipation of the threat of ...

RI intends to invest in Vietnam`s food sector

The Indonesian government intends to invest in the food sector in Vietnam, Agriculture Minister Suswono said. "At ...

RI thinking of food cooperation with Myanmar, Cambodia

The Indonesian government is looking into the possibility of agricultural cooperation with a number of rice-producing ...