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EARTH WIRE -- Food tax could tackle climate change and save half a million lives: Study

Taxing food on the basis of planet-warming emissions generated to produce it could boost the fight against climate ...

No more rice imports this year: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has assured that Indonesia will not import rice at the end of this year because the ...

President Jokowi leaves for Boyolali to commemorate World Food Day

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana left for Boyolali District, Central Java Province, to attend a ...

Drought hits East Nusa Tenggara

A drought has parched parts of East Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia and is feared to cause crop failures, slow ...

Biotech/GM crops planted on two billion hectares from 1996 to 2015

- Today, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its ...

500 dead in Syria regime`s Aeppo assault

A Russian-backed regime onslaught in northern Syria was reported to have killed more than 500 people this month, as ...

Call to action for "Age of Food Efficiency" delivered at Carrier's World Cold Chain Summit to reduce food waste

- Making a bold declaration at its World Cold Chain Summit to Reduce Food Waste in Singapore last month, ...

President Jokowi discusses sustainable development goals with civil organizations

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) discussed sustainable development goals (SDGS) with a number of social civil ...

Thousand migrants stranded on Macedonian border, tensions rise

Tensions rise on Sunday at the border between Macedonia and Greece where more than 1,000 migrants from countries in ...

The Next Dent in the Universe – An Energy and Agricultural Revolution

- The next dent in the universe is the marriage between energy and agriculture, where the world's energy, clean water, ...

Population growth challenge to food production: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has said the increase in population poses a challenge to the government in its efforts ...

Apply agricultural technology to enhance food production: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has called upon the people to apply agricultural technology to make the countrys ...

Indonesian university confers doctorate on S. Korean governor

The Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta conferred the Honoris Causa Doctorate degree on Governor of Gyeongsambuk-do ...

Israel passes law allowing force feeding of prisoners

The Israeli parliament approved Thursday a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their life is in ...

Israel frees Palestinian hunger striker

Israel overnight released a Palestinian prisoner who staged a 56-day hunger strike while being detained for a year ...