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Ministry to prioritize food estate development in 2021

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will prioritize food estate development in Central Kalimantan ...

Asia-Pacific nations plan COVID-19 response for addressing hunger: FAO

Asia-Pacific nations convened the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) virtual conference to ...

Farmers exchange rate rose by 0.56 percent in August 2020

Based on results of monitoring rural prices in 34 provinces in August, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) noted ...

Indonesia's poverty rate to touch 11.5 percent amid COVID-19: VP

Indonesia's poverty rate would likely rise to 11.5 percent by 2020-end in the event of no significant flattening of ...

Urban farming plays role in lowering Surabaya's poverty rate

The Surabaya City Development Planning Board (Bappeko) highlighted the role of urban farming in lowering the poverty ...

Govt committed to strengthening social protection: President

The government is committed to strengthening social protection and food security, President Joko Widodo stressed while ...

Rp796.3-trillion allocation in 2021 for transfers to village funds

The government plans to allocate a budget of Rp796.3 trillion for transfers to the regions and village funds (TKDD) in ...

Ensure a smooth food supply chain nationwide: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in his state-of-the-nation address on Friday, highlighted the significance of ensuring ...

Central Sulawesi striving to eradicate childhood stunting

The Sigi district administration in Central Sulawesi province is making efforts to eradicate childhood stunting after ...

Ministry launches AI strategy on National Technology Day

The Ministry of Research and Technology/National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) launched a national artificial ...

Indonesian soldiers offer rice harvesting assistance to Papuan farmers

Personnel of the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea Border Security Task Force from the 125/Simbisa Infantry Battalion lent a ...

Farmland spanning 700 hectares readied for strengthening food security

Jayapura's district government bolstered its food security program amid the ongoing novel coronavirus disease ...

Plantation Company prioritizing palm oil, sugar for food independence

National Plantation Holding, housing the National Plantation Corporation (PTPN) as its subsidiary, will channel its ...

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 ...

Govt to focus spending on food security, ICT next year: minister

Indonesia’s state budget for next year will focus spending on three prioritized sectors — food security, ...