#food and agriculture

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Defense minister also tasked with enhancing food resilience: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has justified his decision to task Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto with leading the ...

Farmers' incomes to receive boost from food-estate program: official

Farmers from Pulang Pisau District in Central Kalimantan Province would be able to capitalize on the Indonesian ...

NLPSF researcher cautiously supports Indonesia's food-estate program

A senior researcher of the Palangka Raya University's Natural Laboratory of Peat Swamp Forest (NLPSF) suggested ...

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'COVID-19 inhaler': scientists prescribe caution, further research

The Ministry of Agriculture recently announced its Veterinary Research Agency had successfully developed an ...

Agriculture Ministry's 'COVID-19 inhaler' draws flack from legislators

Several legislators raised questions on a product developed by the Agriculture Ministry, which claims to provide relief ...

Govt should preemptively tackle climate change impacts on rice yield

A researcher urged Indonesia’s government to take preventive measures against the impact of climate change on the ...

Indonesia challenged to achieve its mandated food security: economist

Indonesia has had the 2012 Food Law that mandates the country to possess a roadmap to achieve an overall food security; ...

President upbeat about social assistance boosting purchasing power

President Joko Widodo is optimistic that the government's social assistance programs would increase the ...

COVID-19 task force encourages people to fully tap food diversity

Expert team of the Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling has encouraged Indonesians to explore the ...

Indonesia's rice stocks until 2020-end projected at 4.7 million tons

Indonesia's rice stocks are estimated to reach 4.7 million tons until the end of this year, Coordinating Minister ...

Jokowi warns of harsher dry season in Indonesia's 30-percent regions

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given directives to his aides to be better prepared as a precautionary measure ...

Public should purchase food from small businesses during pandemic: FAO

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has requested the people to purchase ...

Limpo ensures food distribution smooth to address dearth of essentials

The government has improved the food distribution line to ensure sufficient supply of 11 essential goods and channel ...

Surplus rice production predicted in South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan Province is expected to record up to 160,000 tons of surplus rice in August, 2020, so residents need ...

Ensure national rice stock data is accurate, Jokowi tells officials

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked officials to ensure their assessment of Indonesia’s rice stocks is ...