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Tugu dam to be completed in 2017 :Ppresident

President Joko Widodo has set target for the completion of work to build the Tugu dam in East Java in 2017. "I ...

Banyuwangi succeeds with new system of rice cultivation

The district of Banyuwangi in East Java plans to expand cultivation rice with a system of rice intensification (SRI) ...

Deficit widens in 2016 on more fund for infrastructure

The government has allowed the deficit to widen in the 2016 draft state budget for the sake of its ambitious ...

Government makes efforts to achieve food sovereignty: President

President Joko Widodo has said that the government provided the support through, among others, the expansion of ...

Surplus predicted in rice production in South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan is expected to maintain surplus in rice production this year despite the lengthy drought that has ...

Food self-sufficiency must be realized: President

President Joko Widodo said here on Wednesday that self-sufficiency in food is one of the goals that the government ...

Early anticipating measures taken to counter El Nino impact: Minister

Indonesian Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman claims to have anticipated the impact of El Nino since January by ...

Lhokseumawe proposed to be made special economic zone: Aceh governor

A proposal to transform Lhokseumawe city in Aceh province into a special economic zone has been made to encourage ...

Impacts of El Nino still manageable: Agriculture minister

The drought triggered by the El Nino phenomenon is still manageable and will not affect national food resilience, ...

three east java reservoirs have dried up - (d)

East Javas Pacal, Gondang, and Prijetan reservoirs have dried up as their water is mostly used to irrigate local rice ...

Agriculture Ministry prepares Rp800 billion to handle drought

The Ministry of Agriculture has set aside Rp800 billion in anticipation of the impacts the ongoing drought may have on ...

Indonesian drought will not cause rice shortage

The ongoing drought affecting various parts of Indonesia will not cause shortage of rice this year as the government ...

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 ...

Indonesians should store water when it is available in abundance

Indonesia is prone to hydro-meteorological natural disasters, as many parts of the country are often flooded during ...

President Jokowi serious about resolving water problem in NTT

The visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Saturday to oversee the progress of Raknamo ...