#food security

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President requests agriculture minister for reports on drought

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has asked the agriculture minister for reports on the impacts of the El Nino ...

Indonesia bracing for worse impact of El Nino

The weather phenomenon El Nino has started to take toll in some parts of Indonesia. Harvest failures were ...

Empowerment of coastal villages inevitable

The empowerment of coastal villages and fishing communities across Indonesia is inevitable, as it aims to improve the ...

Crop Protection Regulatory Harmonization in ASEAN Promoted by CropLife Asia at Recent Sustainability Event

At the Sustainable Development Conference 2015 held at the AETAS Lumpini Hotel in Bangkok, CropLife Asia's Science and ...

Indonesia promoting eco-tourism to protect rainforests

Indonesia is promoting eco-tourism in numerous regions as one of the means of protecting its rainforests while helping ...

CropLife Asia Presents in Hanoi on ASEAN Food & Agriculture's Sustainability, Global Competitiveness

As the Responsible Business Forum on Food & Agriculture commenced today in Hanoi, Vietnam, CropLife Asia Executive ...

Kadin meets President Widodo to discuss food resilience

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) met President Joko Widodo at his Presidential Office here on ...

External factors responsible for rupiah`s depreciation: President

External factors have led to the current depreciation of the rupiah, President Joko Widodo stated here on Thursday. ...

Food self-sufficiency achievable in two to five years: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed optimism that Indonesia can achieve food self-sufficiency in the next two ...

Biotech Crops Show Continued Growth, Benefits in 2014, Global Plantings Increase by 6 Million Hectares

- In 2014, a record 181.5 million hectares of biotech crops were grown globally, an increase of more than six million ...

President Awards Medals to eight governors for promoting food security

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in a ceremony held at a paddy field in Subang, on Friday, awarded the Adhikarya Pangan ...

President Jokowi reminds farmers of target for rice self sufficiency

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded Indonesian farmers on Friday of the target in three years to achieve rice self ...

Kalla, ADB discuss Indonesia's infrastructure development

Vice President Jusuf Kalla received Asian Development Banks (ADB) Vice President for East Asia, Southeast Asia and the ...

Indonesian govt considered global oil prices to set subsidized fuel prices

The government considered the US dollar exchange rate and international oil prices before increasing the prices of ...

Joint Ministerial Statement of 26 th APEC Meeting

1. We, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers, met on 7-8 November 2014, in Beijing, China. The meeting ...