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Govt urged to stabilize soaring beef price

The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) has urged the government to stabilize the soaring beef price soon without ...

Indonesia launches public campaign on khat ban

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has launched a public campaign on khat (chata edulis), the active ingredient of ...

Tthree factors blamed for growth failure

The government has set an economic growth target for 2012 at a range of between 6.3 percent and 6.5 percent but in ...

Govt urged to crack down on food cartels

The government should crack down on food cartels which allegedly control food prices, stocks and supplies in the ...

Bulog determined not to import rice this year

The state logistics agency (Bulog) is determined not to import rice this year if the unhulled rice production target ...

Weakening of exports slows economic growth: Deputy minister

Deputy Trade Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi said that the government failure to achieve its economic growth target at ...

Chief economic minister defends ban on horticultural imports

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa defended on Thursday a six-month ban on the import of 13 ...

Farmers demand compensation for their narcotics plants

Farmers in Cisarua, in the mountain resort of Puncak, Bogor, said they would destroy their chata edulis plants,locally ...

Import restriction urged to redress trade

The Indonesian Association of Farmers` Cooperatives (HKTI) urged the government to slap import quota to redress the ...

HKTI hails ban on fruit imports

The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) hailed on Sunday the government`s decision to ban fruit imports in six ...

Indonesian govt purchase price expected to protect farmers and consumers

Agriculture Minister Suswono said the government purchase price (HPP) of soybean must protect both farmers and ...

China's graphic paper demand growth expected to remain healthy over next decade

- China will continue to experience healthy graphic (printing, writing, & newsprint) paper demand growth over the ...

Kulon Progo floods inflict Rp3.42 bln losses to agriculture sector

Floods that affected Kulonprogo district, Yogyakarta province, recently caused at least Rp3.24 billion in losses to ...

Bali government allocates Rp4 billion in subsidies for organic fertilizers

The Bali provincial government has allocated Rp4 billion in subsidies for organic fertilizers in an effort to increase ...

Floods inundate 2,231 hectares of paddy field in Banten

About 2,231 hectares of paddy field in Lebak district, Banten, are inundated by floods following heavy rain that hit ...