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Mount Tambora National Park Transformed Into New Ecotourism Destination

In 1816, Europe and North America experienced an unusual climatic phenomenon termed, "the year without a summer" due ...

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 ...

Indonesian govt to boost development of fertlizer industry

Indonesian farmers need some 14 million tons of subsidized fertilizers annually, whereas the governments allocation ...

Government will announce price of unhulled rice this month

The government will announce the promised price of unhulled rice that meets the expectations of farmers and suits ...

Susi appreciates increase in shrimp production recorded by Dipasena

Marine and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti expressed her appreciation for progress made by Dipasena shrimp pond in ...

Malaysia deports 11 Indonesian seaweed farmers held for trespassing

Malaysia has released eleven Indonesian seaweed farmers who were recently arrested by their maritime police for ...

Fishery production will increase more than 100 percent by 2019

The government has set a target to achieve 31 million tons of fishery production in 2019, an increase of more than 100 ...

Indonesian government to build 10 new sugar factories

The agriculture ministry would build 10 new sugar factories to reduce imports of raw sugar and to create self ...

Bill and Melinda Gates Release 2015 Annual Letter: "Our Big Bet for the Future"

- Today, Bill and Melinda Gates share their 2015 Annual Letter. "Our Big Bet for the Future" addresses the ...

Minister confident rice self sufficiency in less than three years

Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said he is confident self sufficiency in rice would be reached in less than three ...

New dam built in South Kalimantan to irrigate rice fields

South Kalimantan is building a new dam that could irrigate 6,000 hectares of rice fields in the regency of Hulu Sungai ...

Government determined to jack up rubber price:

The price of natural rubber, which is one of the countrys major export earners, has been on the decline in the past ...

Government to repair irrigation for 3 million hectares of farm lands

Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said the government will repair irrigation system for 3 million hectares of farm ...

Floods submerge 1.942 hectares of rice fields in Kuantan Singingi, Riau

Floods have inundated rice fields covering a total area of 1,942 hectares and killed a number of cattle in Kuantan ...

Haze resurfaces in various areas across kalimantan, sumatra

Haze emanating from forest fires and hotspots continues to shroud various parts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, hindering ...