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Collection of agriculture ministry news, found 821 news.

Next government expected to ensure food security

The next government of Indonesia after the upcoming July 9, 2014, presidential election is expected to ensure food ...

RI ranked 70th in terms of food security

Indonesia is ranked 70th in terms of food security, although it is endowed with abundant natural resources. ...

Indonesian govt has yet to issue rice import permit

The Trade Ministry has not yet issued any permit for the importation of premium rice for 2014 rice allocation."No ...

Law enforcement strengthened to tackle Sumatran forest fires

Hotspots in forests, plantations and peatland fires, which came early on Sumatra and Kalimantan islands this year, ...

Disaster mitigation agency carries out coordination to tackle haze problem

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has carried out coordination work with several government agencies and ...

State Audit Board insists on auditing controversial rice imports

The State Audit Board (BPK) insists on auditing the controversial import of 16 thousand tons of rice from Vietnam ...

Indonesian ministry to investigate Vietnam rice imports

Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa has ordered the Trade Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry to investigate the ...

Customs authorities probe alleged abuse of rice import permits

The Indonesian customs authorities are investigating the alleged abuse of permits to import Vietnamese rice, which had ...

Indonesian govt sets 2014 cacao production target at 1.1 million tons

The Indonesian government has set the target of national cacao production for 2014 at 1.1 million tons compared to 800 ...

Indonesia records surplus rice production of 5.4 mln tons

This year, Indonesia recorded a rice production surplus of 5.4 million tons, according to the Agriculture Ministry. ...

BI develops cacao cluster in Mamuju

Bank Indonesia representative in eastern Indonesia covering Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua will do pioneering work in ...

Bank Indonesia, Agriculture Ministry launch cattle insurance scheme

The Central Bank of Indonesia, Bank Indonesia (BI), and the Ministry of Agriculture, in association with an insurance ...

Incentives called for development of downstream palm oil industry

Agriculture Minister Suswono said the finance ministry needs to consider incentive to develop downstream palm oil ...

Indonesian farmers demand application of biotechnology

A farmer group, Kontak Tani Nelayan Andalan (KTNA), demanded the application of biotechnology in Indonesia to boost ...

Ministry advises against importing cassava

Indonesia does not need to import cassava because national production of the crop is still enough to meet domestic ...