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House to revise food law

The House of Representatives (DPR) is planning to revise Law No. 7 of 1996 on Food on the ground it is no longer ...

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 ...

UN agency warns on mutant bird flu in China, Vietnam

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday warned about a new mutant strain of the deadly bird flu H5N1 ...

UN to start airlifting food to Somalia

The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya after an ...

Celebs call on world leaders for urgent horn of Africa funds

Bob Geldof, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard joined other celebrities and activists Monday in urging world leaders to step ...

US to provide USs$50,000 grant for Bali`s anti-rabies campaign

Bali will receive a grant of US$ 500,000 from the United States government to help its dog vaccination program, the ...

Pope deplores food commodities speculation

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday denounced commodities market speculation and called for international action to ensure ...

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 ...

S. Sulawesi governor to receive food security award

South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo will receive a Satya Lencana Wirakarya medal of merit from President ...

ASEAN-Pakistan joint sectoral cooperation committee meets in Jakarta

The 5th Meeting of the ASEAN-Pakistan Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee was held here Wednesday, according to a ...

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 ...