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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 ...

Mukomuko records 50-percent drop in rabies bite cases

Four people fell victim to rabies after being bitten by several animals that most commonly carry rabies in October ...

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Indigenous vaccine in the making

The world is racing against time for developing a vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has ...

Indonesia currently developing its own Red and White vaccine: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) spoke of the government currently developing and working on two vaccines, specifically ...

Economy expected to improve in third, fourth quarter: govt

The government is optimistic that the Indonesian economy will improve in the third and the fourth quarter of this year ...

Five monkeys ill-treated by owners seized during crackdown

East Jakarta authorities seized five long-tailed macaques, or locally called "kera" (monkey), from ...

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Pandemic alters Eid al-Adha animal sacrifice ritual in 2020

Eid al-Adha, or the Day of Sacrifice, is one of the two major festivals apart from Eid al-Fitr for Indonesia, where ...

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Message of Idul Adha to Indonesian Muslims amid COVID-19 pandemic

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Muslims nationwide partook in the Idul Adha mass prayers on Friday morning despite ...

Animal slaughter at Medan Grand Mosque scrapped over COVID-19 fears

The Medan Grand Mosque administrator decided to not follow the practice of animal slaughter for this year's Idul ...

Central Sulawesi to reopen Togean Islands for tourists in August

The Central Sulawesi administration is prepping to reopen Togean Islands National Park located in Tojo Unauna District, ...

Government to boost disbursal of microloans to cluster-based MSMEs

The government will intensify disbursement of micro loans to micro-, small-, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) ...

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'COVID-19 inhaler': scientists prescribe caution, further research

The Ministry of Agriculture recently announced its Veterinary Research Agency had successfully developed an ...

Agriculture Ministry's 'COVID-19 inhaler' draws flack from legislators

Several legislators raised questions on a product developed by the Agriculture Ministry, which claims to provide relief ...

UI says it is ready to collaborate with Ministry of Agriculture

The University of Indonesia hinted on Sunday that it was ready to work with the Ministry of Agriculture's ...

East Nusa Tenggara lost 22,000 hogs to African swine fever

The African Swine Fever (ASF) has wiped out a hog population of at least 22 thousand in Indonesia’s East Nusa ...