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North Korea says hit by worst drought in 100 years

North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen chronic food ...

Indonesia hopes to expand its cocoa global market

Indonesia, the worlds third-largest cocoa producer, is intensifying its promotional activities to expand its cocoa ...

Monsanto Comments on Proposal for Syngenta

- In response to Syngenta’s [VTX: SYNN] announcement this morning, Monsanto Company [NYSE:MON] today confirmed ...

$260 Bar of Chocolate Comes from Rare 19th Century Cacao Trees

Many people are wondering how To'ak Chocolate can charge $260 for a single bar of chocolate. New DNA tests confirm ...

Forest Preservation Crucial for Survival of Orang Rimba

Forest and Sumatras Orang Rimba tribe are inseparable, and they could not survive without each other. For the ...

Mount Tambora National Park Transformed Into New Ecotourism Destination

In 1816, Europe and North America experienced an unusual climatic phenomenon termed, "the year without a summer" due ...

Indonesia should protect its agriculture sector

With some 60-70 percent of its 240 million population hailing from the farming community, Indonesia needs to protect ...

Indonesia can achieve rice self-sufficiency this year

The government has predicted that Indonesia will achieve its rice self-sufficiency target this year, much earlier than ...

Observer appreciates President Jokowi`s rice production target

Agribusiness observer Leta Rafael Levis of the Kupang-based Nusa Cendana University (Undana), East Nusa Tenggara, has ...

Biotech Crops Show Continued Growth, Benefits in 2014, Global Plantings Increase by 6 Million Hectares

- In 2014, a record 181.5 million hectares of biotech crops were grown globally, an increase of more than six million ...

N. Sulawesi`s mace exports continue to gain popularity

Mace, which is the flower of nutmeg, from North Sulawesi continues to be exported to the Netherlands, with as many as ...

New dam built in South Kalimantan to irrigate rice fields

South Kalimantan is building a new dam that could irrigate 6,000 hectares of rice fields in the regency of Hulu Sungai ...

Government to repair irrigation for 3 million hectares of farm lands

Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said the government will repair irrigation system for 3 million hectares of farm ...

Indonesia Strives To Become Role Model of Nuclear Security Culture

Indonesia has always believed in the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy and has been strongly committed to ...

Indonesia bestowed IAEA/FAO outstanding achievement award

Indonesia garnered the Outstanding Achievement Award from the International Atomic Energy Agency, Food and Agriculture ...