#food crisis

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Agriculture minister encourages Southeast Sulawesi to export rice

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has encouraged the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Government to export ...

Ministry introduces kimpul as diabetic-friendly substitute for rice

The Agriculture Ministry has introduced talas Belitung (taro/tuber), also known as kimpul, a type of tuber, as a ...

Jokowi asks 5 provinces to investigate reasons behind rising inflation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked the leaders of five regions with the highest inflation rate to look into the ...

Food prices now relatively stable: Minister Hartarto

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto  at the 2022 National Coordinating Meeting for ...

Ministers, officials should not merely put in standard work: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on ministers and government officials to not merely conduct routines and simply ...

BRIN focusing on innovations to support food, energy sovereignty

Until 2024, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) will focus research on innovations to support food and ...

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Indonesia records state budget surplus of Rp106 trillion: Jokowi

Indonesia recorded a state budget surplus of Rp106 trillion in 2022, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated at the ...

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Sugarcane land expansion to attain self-sufficiency in sugar

Sugar is among Indonesia's nine staple goods (sembako), with continually increasing consumption levels for both ...

High level of rice stock proves RI's food system resilience: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the national rice stock until April 2022 has reached 10.2 million tons, which ...

Rice stock adequate for next two years before export: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered his aides to ensure rice stock adequacy to meet national demand until the ...

KSP Chief urges scouts to participate in maintaining food security

Chief of Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Moeldoko has called on members of the Indonesian Scout Movement, which is ...

Gov't boosts local food production as substitute for commodity imports

The Ministry of Agriculture strives to boost the production of local foods as substitutes for food commodities, such as ...

Government to plant million dwarf coconut trees on unproductive lands

The government is targeting to plant one million genjah (dwarf) coconut trees on unproductive lands, ...

President advises households to grow food to meet own needs

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged households to utilize the front yards of their homes to plant foods, such as ...

Boosting local food production can help cut import reliance: ministry

Strengthening the production of local food crops, such as sorghum, could help cut Indonesia's dependence on ...