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Bulog to supply 4 mln tons of rice

State logistics board (Bulog) intends to supply 3.7 million to 4 million tons of rice next year. Of the total, ...

Most of RI`s salt demand being met by imports

Most of Indonesia`s salt demand is being met by imports because domestic salt production reaches only 1.4 million ...

RI should not import potatoes

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said that Indonesia should not import potatoes because the commodity could be produced at ...

Nestle not to invest in cacao plantations

PT Nestle Indonesia has no plan to invest in cacao plantation as it is not its core business, Head of Nestle ...

NTT`s villages receive funds from rural agribusiness development program

Some 1,779 villages, or 60 percent of the total 2,966 villages in 20 districts in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, ...

Planthoppers attack farmers` crops in Central Java

Thousands of hectares of paddy fields are being attacked by brown planthoppers in Central Java, one of the food crop ...

PT Garam buys 10,000 tons of salt from farmers

State salt company PT Garam has bought 10,000 tons of salt from farmers in Sumenep, Pamekasan, and Sampang districts ...

President asks farmers to make Indonesia rice center

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed on Thursday to all farmers to work hand in hand to make Indonesia the ...

President asks people to develop nicro businesses themselves

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday asked the people, particularly those of Cilacap district to always come ...

Hotspots detected in 15 sub districts in Kotawaringin Timur

Hotspots have been detected in 15 sub districts, Kotawaringin Timur District, Central Kalimantan, from August 1 to 17, ...

Food Distribution Can Strengthen Nutrition Safety Net

The government is expected to strengthen the nutrition safety net through strong foods distribution to low-income ...

Food distribution should be strengthened

The state should play a role in strengthening food distribution to control fluctuating prices during the fasting month ...

Twenty-five foreign envoys invited to Soropadan Agro Expo

Twenty-five foreign ambassadors have been invited to the Soropadan Agro Expo 2011 at the Soropadan Agribusiness ...

Pusri to increase subsidized fertilizer stocks in Bengkulu

State fertilizer company PT Pusri plans to increase its subsidized urea fertilizer stocks in Bengkulu province to ...

Chile volcano ash cancels two dozen Uruguay flights

An ash cloud spewed by Chile`s Puyehue volcano forced the cancellation of at least two dozen flights Saturday in ...