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Southeast Sulawesi to have seaweed processing plants soon

The Southeast Sulawesi provincial government`s dream to have seaweed processing plants will soon be realized this ...

Govt urged to anticipate potential global food crisis

The Central Organization for Indonesian Employees (Soksi) urged the government on Wednesday to take prompt steps to ...

S. Korea raises alert against bird flu

South Korea has raised its alert against bird flu to reflect the rapid spread of the disease across the country, the ...

German pigs face slaughter after dioxin find

German authorities Tuesday ordered the slaughter of hundreds of pigs after finding high levels of dioxin in pork for ...

Troops caused 100 million dollars` damage: Afghan officials

A major coalition military operation under way in Kandahar has caused about 100 million dollars worth of damage to ...

Govt taking measures to curb basic necessary price spiral

As basic necessary prices are soaring, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties ...

Free import duty to help offset food commodity prices

As prices are sky-rocketing at home, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties in ...

President calls for prompt steps to curb food price hikes

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for prompt steps to deal with the recent food and energy price hikes. ...

Govt to expand farmland area by 2 mln hectares

The government has set itself the target of expanding the country`s agricultural land area by 2 million hectares in ...

Govt to increase food production by 5.0 pct

The Agriculture Ministry has set itself the target of increasing food production by 5.0 percent in 2011 as there was a ...

Beware of global issues affecting RI`s economy: President

Indonesians have been warned to beware of global crisis issues that could have a serious impact on its economic ...

Three dead, 400 hurt in Algerian riots

Three people were killed and over 400 injured in riots in Algeria linked to rising food costs and unemployment, the ...

Climate change begins changing food production pattern

Climate change is now no longer a potenial threat to Indonesia`s food production but a phenomenon that has already ...

New policy needed to secure agricultural lands: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia needs a new policy or regulation to secure agricultural lands to ...

Vegetable seed exports reach US$22.67 million

Indonesia`s exports of vegetables` seeds in 2010 reached US$22.67 million, up by more than US$9 million from US$13.71 ...