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Govt to cut beef imports in 2012

The government is planning to cut beef imports by 56 thousand tons in 2012 to 34 thousand tons from 90 thousand tons ...

RI suffers deficit in horticultural product trading

Indonesia suffered a deficit of US$814.5 million in its trade in horticultural products with foreign countries in ...

India to remain RI`s biggest palm oil market

India is expected to remain the biggest market for Indonesia`s palm oil exports in 2012. "Based on data, India`s ...

Minister: Govt to reduce sugar imports gradually

The government will gradually reduce the import of sugar to meet domestic need, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said."The ...

Indonesia must actively help solve global problems : President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said because of the complexity of today`s global problems Indonesia must actively ...

RI rice production to miss 2011 target : Deputy minister

Deputy Agriculture Minister Rusman Heriawan said the country`s rice production in 2011 is likely to reach only 66 ...

Restore soil fertility to increase food production

Indonesia is striving to further increase food production and other agricultural commodities to ensure the attainment ...

RI's govt mulling rice imports from India

The government is considering importing 500 thousand tons of rice from India following weeks of flooding in Thailand, ...

Gorontalo aspires to become world-class corn producing region

Gorontalo is preparing itself to host a World Maize Conference (WMC) in 2012 which it sees as a forum that will bring ...

SE Sulawesi can become cattle production center

Deputy Agriculture Minister Rusman Heriawan said South East Sulawesi had the potential to become a cattle production ...

Rice imports not to harm farmers

Agriculture Minister Suswono said the rice imports the government was planning would not harm domestic farmers ...

RI should not import potatoes

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said that Indonesia should not import potatoes because the commodity could be produced at ...

Food insecurity still haunting Indonesia by otniel tamindael - (d)

Indonesia is still confronted by the challenge of food security for its 234 million population, the fourth largest in ...

RI, WFP launch food security map

Jakarta (ANTARA News)  - The Indonesian government and the World Food Program (WFP) launched recently a food ...

Adaptive technology needed to support indonesia`s food security

Indonesia needs an adaptive technology in developing commodities that will support its food security, a minister ...