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Kupang needs additional stock of rice to forestall shortage

The district of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, said it needs additional stock of rice to forestall shortage with harvest ...

La Nina forecast to begin in September 2016

The natural phenomenon of La Nina, which usually triggers a heavy rainy season in Indonesia, is forecast to begin in ...

Hectares of farm land in Gunung Kidul suffer water shortage

Hectares of agricultural land in Gunung Kidul district in Yogyakarta, Central Java, is suffering water shortage as no ...

No need to make noise over reshuffle rumors: MPR Chairman

Chairman of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Zulkifli Hasan told the people to not make noise over rumors that ...

Rice imports aimed at curbing poverty rate: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla defended rice imports from Pakistan and India, saying they are aimed at curbing poverty ...

Govt to boost growth of petrochemical industry

The government plans to boost growth in the petrochemical, chemical, iron and steel industries as they offer enormous ...

Maleo lovers help conserve endemic bird`s population

The participation of maleo lovers in conserving the endemic bird in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi has ...

North Kalimantan offers seaweed to Malaysia

The provincial government of North Kalimantan has offered to sell seaweed to the royal government of Malaysia for use ...

Poverty rate rose in September 2015

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 780 thousand to 28.51 million in September 2015, from 27.73 ...

Bulog asks govt to set flexible rice price

The state-owned logistics board Bulog has asked the government to set its Rice Purchase Price (HPP) at a flexible ...

Indonesia government prepares 10 leading Youth Programs in 2016

The Indonesia government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has prepared 10 flagship programs to help the ...

The future still gloomy for palm oil business

Oil palm farmers and companies in the country are feared to be disappointed that their hope of a better year in 2016 ...

Indonesia`s biggest sago factory begins operations in Papua

Indonesias state-owned forestry company PT Perhutani has set up the biggest sago factory in the country in Kais, West ...

Sago can help achieve food self-sufficiency: Expert

Sago can be a solution to make Indonesia self-sufficient in staple foods, an expert in biotechnology and ...

Indonesia still needs to import food in 2016

Although it claims to have had a surplus of rice in 2015, Indonesia still imported rice throughout the year and will ...