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Collection of food and agriculture news, found 68 news.

SOEs should change to boost energy, food resilience: Deputy Minister

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Deputy Minister I Pahala N. Mansury pressed for a major rehaul of SOEs in order to ...

Indonesia, FAO urge prudent use of antimicrobials in farming

Indonesia and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have called for the prudent use of ...

Setting example for sustainable fishing practices

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has been unrelenting in its mission to encourage Indonesians to eat more ...

Young farmers and the hope of modern agriculture in Indonesia

Agriculture is not currently considered a lucrative career by the young generation in Indonesia as it is believed to be ...

Temanggung, Wonosobo models for horticultural food estates: minister

The districts of Temanggung and Wonosobo in Central Java have become pilots for horticultural food estate development ...

Measures to accelerate state expenditure through programs hihglighted

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto shed light on measures to expedite state expenditure through ...

Family farms vital to food security, in need of support: FAO

Millions of family farmers in the Asia-Pacific region will need help to ensure food security in wake of the coronavirus ...

Bulog readies land for building warehouse in food estate area

State Logistics Agency (Bulog) readied land to build a warehouse in the food estate area under the government’s ...

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Government links food security to national defense

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to food ...

Building food estate critical to national defense: Dahnil

A food estate planned in Central Kalimantan will serve as a center for agricultural and strategic logistical reserves, ...

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 ...