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Food diversification through courtyard cultivation

Residential courtyards in Indonesia are being used to cultivate food crops and to diversify food production. ...

Time for ASEAN Collaboration in Rice Supply

- Over 90% of the world's rice is produced and consumed in the Asia-Pacific region where more than three billion people ...

Indonesia develops courtyard crops as local food source

In anticipation of a national or global food crisis, the Indonesian government has developed the ability to supply ...

Indonesia expected to anticipate global food crisis

Indonesia and other developing countries in the world are expected to anticipate the global food crisis as early as ...

Indonesia`s fruit consumption below FAO`s standard

The agriculture ministry said Indonesia`s consumption of fruits and vegetable is still below the standard set by the ...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon pledges full support to Qatar for establishing the Global Dry Land

-     -- Panel of global leaders gather in Qatar National Pavilion at Rio+20 UN Conference on ...

CIFOR names Peter Holmgren new director general

The Bogor-based CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research) has named Dr Peter Holmgren as its new director ...

S. Korea to help stem FMD outbreak in Asian nations

South Korea will spend US$2.61 million in the next four years to help fight foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Southeast ...

Adaptive technology needed to support indonesia`s food security

Indonesia needs an adaptive technology in developing commodities that will support its food security, a minister ...

VP to observe world food day in Gorontalo

Vice President Boediono is scheduled to officially lead the national commemoration of World Food Day 2011 in ...

RI drops bid for FAO director general

Indonesia dropped its bid for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) director general at the 37th conference of the ...

Indonesia to host D-8 third ministerial meeting

Indonesia has been elected to host the third Ministerial Meeting of eight developing countries grouped in the ...

Indonesia to Host D-8 Third Ministerial Meeting

Indonesia has been elected to host the third Ministerial Meeting of eight developing countries grouped in the ...

Bird flu entrenched in Indonesia

Avian influenza has become deeply entrenched in Indonesia with a number of provinces and districts being infected. ...

Sumatra on alert as bird flu comes back

The sudden death of thousands of chickens has been reported in several cities on Sumatra Island over the past several ...