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Kulon Progo floods inflict Rp3.42 bln losses to agriculture sector

Floods that affected Kulonprogo district, Yogyakarta province, recently caused at least Rp3.24 billion in losses to ...

Indonesia should stop rice imports in 2013

As an agrarian country, Indonesia should not depend on other countries for agricultural products. Hence, rice ...

Food diversification through courtyard cultivation

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

Indonesia will not import more meat this year: Agriculture Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) has announced that it will not increase its meat import quota this year due to ...

People encouraged to consume tubers

Various efforts have been made to encourage Indonesian people to consume tubers instead of rice. Tubers have not ...

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 ...

Poverty gripped district of Lebak hit by harvest failure

The poverty gripped district of Lebak in Banten is in for worse problem with harvest failure hitting extensive areas ...

Indonesia revises down sugar production target

The agriculture ministry sharply revised down the country`s sugar production target for next year to 2.8 million tons ...

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 ...

RI still imports 65 pct of its food needs

Indonesia`s imports of food products continue to increase every year and now they have accounted for about 65 percent ...

Comprehensive policy needed to boost food production

Leading economist Hendri Saparini said comprehensive policy including fiscal policy is needed to boost the country`s ...

Indonesia`s fruit consumption below FAO`s standard

The agriculture ministry said Indonesia`s consumption of fruits and vegetable is still below the standard set by the ...

RI`s plantation commodity exports reach $16.98 bln in H1

Indonesia`s plantation commodity exports in the first half of this year reached US$16.98 billion, accounting for 50 ...

RI needs 2 mln hectares for soybean self-sufficiency

The government needs two million hectares of farmland in order to achieve its self-sufficiency target of 2.7 million ...

Govt finally responds to tempe producers` demands

The impact of global warming is real on the dining tables of most Indonesians who love eating tofu and tempe ...