#crops

Collection of crops news, found 107 news.

RI govt to speed up paddy planting amid drought

In spite of the drought, the government is ready to begin paddy planting this month, in an effort to cover this year`s ...

Drought affected 95,391 hectares of rice fields in 2011 : Minister

Drought has affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in various regions in Indonesia from January to August this year ...

NTT`s villages receive funds from rural agribusiness development program

Some 1,779 villages, or 60 percent of the total 2,966 villages in 20 districts in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, ...

Wild elephant crushes woman to death

A wild elephant is reported to have crushed a woman to death while she was taking water for her household needs at a ...

China floods kill 44 in drought-hit provinces

Torrential rain in two drought-stricken central China provinces triggered landslides and brought down houses, killing ...

China floods kill 24, force 100.000 to evacuate

Heavy rain drenched a swathe of what had been drought-gripped southern and eastern China, killing 24 people and ...

Maize production surplus estimated at 2.6 million tons

The Agriculture Ministry has predicted that the country`s maize production surplus in 2011 would reach 2.6 million ...

Forestry Ministry to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts

The forestry ministry plans to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts which often occur on Sumatra Island. ...

Plant genetics key to securing world food supply

Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig told his ministerial counterparts at a ...

Sigararutang coffee penetrates international market

The Sigararutang coffee from North Tapanuli district, North Sumatra province, is now able to reach the international ...

Japan`s `convict` monkey escapes again

A marauding monkey that terrorized resort towns in central Japan last year by biting nearly 120 people has escaped ...

Boar Hunting Tradition Jambi`s Special Tourist Attraction

Wild boars and rats are annoying pests, destroying hundreds of hectares of rice fields and other crops every year in ...

Boar Hunting Tradition Jambi`s Special Tourist Attraction

Wild boars and rats are annoying pests, destroying hundreds of hectares of rice fields and other crops every year in ...

Ministers asked to promote climate anomaly handling

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed related ministers, governors, mayors and district heads to make the ...

President calls on people to make food security efforts

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the people to make family food security efforts through a green house ...