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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 ...

Urban muslims support Jokowi

Among the urban Muslim community presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla ...

Next government expected to ensure food security

The next government of Indonesia after the upcoming July 9, 2014, presidential election is expected to ensure food ...

Conversion of land function reduces farmers` welfare

The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) said that the increasing conversion of agricultural land into settlement or ...

Rattan export ban makes its farmers miserable

The ban on the export of raw and semi processed rattan materials has made rattan farmers and entrepreneurs in ...

Old sugar mills` rejuvenation needed to achieve self-sufficiency

State-owned sugar mills in the country should be rejuvenated as soon as possible in order to achieve sugar ...

Research key to improving small farmers` welfare

Agriculture experts from Indonesia and Australia will meet in Bogor on Wednesday (Nov.30, 2011) to identify research ...

RI advised to end dependence on food imports

Indonesia should end its dependence on food imported from other Southeast Asian countries if it wants to fully ...

Food insecurity still haunting Indonesia by otniel tamindael - (d)

Indonesia is still confronted by the challenge of food security for its 234 million population, the fourth largest in ...

Mamuju "gernas pro kakao" program progressing well

The program of National Movement of Cocoa Production and Quality Improvement (Gernas Pro Kakao) in Mamuju district, ...

Mamuju district to increase national cocoa production

Having an extensive area of cocoa plantations, Mamuju district in West Sulawesi has the capability to improve national ...

RI govt`s habit of importing rice criticized

Indonesian tycoon Aburizal Bakrie said he was concerned with the government`s habit of importing rice despite the ...

Govt to expand farmland area by 2 mln hectares

The government has set itself the target of expanding the country`s agricultural land area by 2 million hectares in ...