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Nestle not to invest in cacao plantations

PT Nestle Indonesia has no plan to invest in cacao plantation as it is not its core business, Head of Nestle ...

New decree to tighten rattan export restrictions

The government is continuing to tighten its raw rattan export restrictions so as to guarantee the availability of ...

Workplace pollutants tied to kids` asthma risk

A mother`s exposure to airborne pollutants may increase the likelihood that her unborn child will later develop ...

Pusri guarantees sufficient supply of subsidized fertilizer in Bengkulu

Fertilizer company PT Pusri guarantees sufficient supply of subsidized fertilizer for farmers in Bengkulu province, a ...

Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

Besides protecting the ecology and biodiversity, the existence of biosphere reserves in Indonesia should also improve ...

RI potentially become rice exporter: farmers

The gvernment needs to be more selective in its policies on farm seeds in order to make Indonesia a world rice ...

Legislator regrets thai decision to cancel rice export to RI

A legislator has regretted a decision by Thailand to unilaterally cancel its rice exports to Indonesia. "The ...

Governor,US envoy open Banda Aceh-Calang highway

US Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel and Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf on Thursday opened the Banda Aceh-Calang west ...

W Sulawesi governor promises to build cacao fertilizer plant

West Sulawesi Governor Anwar Adnan Saleh (AAS) promised the farmers in his area to build a cacao fertilizer plant not ...

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 ...

Bulog expected to conduct market operations in various regions

Due to a long drought that caused crop failures, State Logistics Agency (Bulog) is expected to conduct rice ...

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in E. Java facing crop failure

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in East Java province are facing crop failure due to the current dry season, an ...

news focus: No need to worry about this year`s drought

The current drought which had caused water crises and affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in the country is ...

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 ...

Govt urged to form food ministry

The Indonesian Farmers Association (SPI) urged the government on Monday to form a food ministry soon as part of ...