#food self sufficiency

Collection of food self sufficiency news, found 256 news.

news focus: heart of Borneo designated as "world`s lungs"

Kalimantan Island or also known as Borneo is host to a vast area of the country`s remaining tropical rainforests ...

President: 45% of Kalimantan island for biodiversity conservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation that 45 percent of Kalimantan island must be used for ...

Restore soil fertility to increase food production

Indonesia is striving to further increase food production and other agricultural commodities to ensure the attainment ...

NGO demands consistent implementation of soil fertility restoration programs

A non-governmental organization (NGO) advocating preservation of soil fertility (PKL) has demanded that the ...

Food insecurity still haunting Indonesia by otniel tamindael - (d)

Indonesia is still confronted by the challenge of food security for its 234 million population, the fourth largest in ...

Adaptive technology needed to support indonesia`s food security

Indonesia needs an adaptive technology in developing commodities that will support its food security, a minister ...

Small farmers should be basis of food development

Smallholder`s agriculture and food estates must be synchronized with development of the country`s food resilience so ...

Land expansion needed to achieve food production target: minister

Agriculture Minister Suswono said that Indonesia needed the support of more land to achieve its target of 10 million ...

Food self-sufficiency target should be measurable

The government`s target of achieving lasting food self-sufficiency should be appreciated but they should should also ...

MP3EI, strategic breakthrough to accelerate regional development

As part of the agenda of "development for all", the government last May 2011 launched the Master Plan for the ...

Semen Gresik to invest Rp22 trillion to support MP3EI

State cement maker PT Semen Gresik Tbk will spend up to Rp22 trillion on building a number of cement plants until 2014 ...

Probosutedjo establishes Soeharto Center

Probosutedjo, the younger half-brother of former Indonesian president Soeharto, established Soeharto Study Center here ...

Telkom sets aside Rp21 tln to support MP3EI

State telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) is ready to invest up to Rp21.198 trillion ...

Govt taking measures to curb basic necessary price spiral

As basic necessary prices are soaring, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties ...

Free import duty to help offset food commodity prices

As prices are sky-rocketing at home, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties in ...