#food security

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ASEAN agriculture, forestry moving towards 2015, beyond

As ASEAN moves toward the realization of the ASEAN Community in 2015, and achieving the Millennium Development Goals, ...

ASEAN plus three to intensify food security cooperation

Rice is an important factor in achieving food security in the Southeast Asian region as around two-thirds of world ...

VP calls for closer ASEAN cooperation in food sector

Vice President Boediono said it was important for ASEAN member countries to enhance their cooperation in the food ...

Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

Besides protecting the ecology and biodiversity, the existence of biosphere reserves in Indonesia should also improve ...

ASEAN to strengthen agriculture and forestry cooperation)

Senior officials attending the preliminary meeting of the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF)`s 33rd ...

RI potentially become rice exporter: farmers

The gvernment needs to be more selective in its policies on farm seeds in order to make Indonesia a world rice ...

Legislator regrets thai decision to cancel rice export to RI

A legislator has regretted a decision by Thailand to unilaterally cancel its rice exports to Indonesia. "The ...

Norwegian minister for environment praises ri`s fight against climate change

Norway`s Minister for the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has praised Indonesia`s commitment to ...

ASEAN Secretariat signs agreement with Germany to address food security

The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, S. Pushpanathan, here on Friday signed an ...

Rice fields need better infrastructures

Indonesia needs to develop its dams and irrigation to overcome desolation during droughts so that the country`s 7.5 ...

RI govt calls on businessmen to support food resilience program

The government has called on businessmen to support the national food resilience program by investing in the ...

Bulog expected to conduct market operations in various regions

Due to a long drought that caused crop failures, State Logistics Agency (Bulog) is expected to conduct rice ...

news feature: Jak-Japan Matsuri to foster RI, Japan peoples` ties

Like a thunder-bolt piercing the skies in the Merdeka Square in Central Jakarta, the National Monument (Monas) stands ...

RI to bring up global issues at UNGA sessions

Indonesia will bring up global matters at the United Nations (UN) 66th general assembly which will be held in New York ...

Thai PM hails Indonesian visit as successful

Thai Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra described her visit to Indonesia as a successful trip with the two countries ...