#food independence

Collection of food independence news, found 42 news.

Indonesian govt urges farmers to use certified seeds

Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono asked hundreds of farmers in Grobogan, Central Java, on Sunday to use ...

Bapanas proposes including salt into essential food commodities' list

Indonesia's National Food Agency (Bapanas) has proposed to include wheat flour and salt in the list of essential ...

Agriculture Minister optimistic Indonesia to be food-independent soon

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman expressed optimism that Indonesia would be able to realize food ...

Prabowo's free lunch program may boost plastic demand: INAPLAS

The Indonesian Olefin, Aromatic, and Plastic Industry Association (INAPLAS) has said that the free nutritious lunch ...

Bapanas pushes sago for food security

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) is encouraging efforts to make sago, a local food resource, an integral part of ...

Regional heads should turn unused lands into productive lands

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian called on regional heads in Indonesia to put underutilized agricultural lands to ...

West Papua can set example in palm oil downstreaming: Minister

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman highlighted the immense potential of Manokwari district in West Papua as a ...

KSP pushes Islamic boarding schools to support food independence

Chief of the Presidential Staff (KSP) Moeldoko encouraged Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, to help drive the ...

Food aid has economic, not social function: Indrawati

The distribution of food aid through the National Food Agency (Bapanas) is not a part of social protection, rather it ...

How to keep a lid on rice inflation and build sufficiency

Though rice inflation is projected to ease up to a certain extent due to increased supply once Indonesia enters the ...

Debate: VP candidate Cak Imin reminds NU founder's message on farmers

Vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin) recalled the message of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) founder KH Hasyim ...

Indonesia still lacks reservoirs compared to S Korea, China: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that the amount of reservoir infrastructure to meet food independence ...

Ministry pushes lump sum model for village fund use

Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar has said that his ...

Jakarta distributes hydroponic racks to aid urban farming in pesantren

The Jakarta Food Security, Marine, and Agriculture (KPKP) Office distributed hydroponic racks to facilitate urban ...

Women playing important role in empowering MSMEs, cooperatives: govt

Women are playing an important role in empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives, ...