#alternative food

Collection of alternative food news, found 47 news.

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Sorghum, nutrient-rich alternative to rice

Sorghum is a plant whose seeds are used as animal feed and is a basic material for biodiesel energy and food. This ...

Sorghum safe, healthy alternative food: Moeldoko

Sorghum is a safe alternative for people with conditions such as gluten allergy and diabetes and has a fairly high ...

Gov't targets expanding sorghum plantations in ENT to lower imports

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) targets to expand the area of land for sorghum plantations in East Nusa Tenggara (ENT) ...

Jokowi inspects sorghum harvest as alternative to tackle food crisis

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inspected the land where sorghum was harvested as an alternative food source apart from ...

Researcher highlights need to diversify national food system

Head of the Research Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) Felippa Ann Amanta accentuated the importance of ...

BRIN funds 45 research, exploration activities

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is funding 45 research activities through the first batch of the ...

Gov't supports sago cultivation for bolstering food security

Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar has expressed support ...

Sorghum, West Kalimantan's potential alternative to wheat

Sorghum, or Sorghum bicolor L., is extensively cultivated by farmers in eastern Indonesia, including those in West ...

Govt to cut per capita rice consumption by 2024

The Indonesian Agriculture Ministry has set itself the target of lowering national per capita rice consumption by 7 ...

News focus - Cultivating Red Fruits as one of superior products by Otniel Tamindael

The planting of Red Fruit seeds in Mimika District, Papua Province, is part of the cultivation of the medicinal plant ...

Expanding red fruit crops in Papua

The Papua provincial government has made every effort to expand the crops of red fruit tree, found very effective for ...

Papua`s biodiversity going international

The International Conference of Biodiversity in Jayapura, Papua, in September 2016 will highlight the existence of a ...

Food diversification through courtyard cultivation

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

Indonesian govt must activate courtyard economy to achieve food sufficiency

Regional governments must build courtyard economy in an effort to develop enough food supplies, an expert has said. ...

Food Diversification Called Key to Food Security

Confronted by the challenge of food security for its population of more than 240 million people, the Government of ...