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Indonesia to import rice to counter El Nino-induced drought

The government is preparing to import rice due to the El Nino-induced drought, stated Coordinating Minister for ...

ADB forecasts Indonesia`s economy to grow 4.9 percent in 2015

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast Indonesias economy to grow only 4.9 percent this year, or lower than its ...

Government to revoke licenses of companies found burning land

The Indonesian government will revoke the licenses of plantation companies that have set fires to clear land, which ...

Do not overlook small-scale fisheries actors: Kiara

The Indonesian Peoples Coalition for Fishery Justice (Kiara) has urged the government to not overlook the small-scale ...

NGO to provide legal counsel to victims of forest fires

The prolonged drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon, has resulted in a water crisis and harvest failure in some ...

US allocated US$500 mln for energy, forest preservation in Indonesia

The United States plans to implement a $500 million program in Indonesia that will help catalyze investment in ...

Impacts of El Nino still manageable: Agriculture minister

The drought triggered by the El Nino phenomenon is still manageable and will not affect national food resilience, ...

three east java reservoirs have dried up - (d)

East Javas Pacal, Gondang, and Prijetan reservoirs have dried up as their water is mostly used to irrigate local rice ...

President requests agriculture minister for reports on drought

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has asked the agriculture minister for reports on the impacts of the El Nino ...

Indonesian drought will not cause rice shortage

The ongoing drought affecting various parts of Indonesia will not cause shortage of rice this year as the government ...

Indonesians should store water when it is available in abundance

Indonesia is prone to hydro-meteorological natural disasters, as many parts of the country are often flooded during ...

President Jokowi chairs meeting on El Nino

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led a limited cabinet meeting here on Friday to discuss measures to face drought and ...

No need to import food to face El Nino: Kalla

The government does not need to import food commodities to face the impacts of El Nino on Indonesia, Vice President M. ...

Palm oil production surpasses global GDP growth: Analyst

Palm oil production has increased in line with consumption and has surpassed the global GDP growth, thereby indicating ...

Sukabumi put under emergency alert status for drought

The Sukabumi district disaster mitigation agency has categorised the drought affecting several parts of the district ...