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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 ...

East flores facing crop failure

Three sub-districts in East Flores District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, are experiencing crop failure due to a ...

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 ...

Indonesia, Denmark strengthen agriculture cooperation

The governments of Indonesia and Denmark have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the agriculture field through the ...

Govt preparing Rp30 trillion for strategic crops

Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said the government is preparing to offer microloan credit (KUR) worth Rp30 ...

CGAP Announces Winner Of Photo Contest In 10th Year

- CGAP today announced its 2015 Photo Contest winner as Sujan Sarkar of India. The winning photo, called ...

Food gets priority in development: Minister

Indonesias Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has said the government continues to accord priority to food ...

Intensive steps planned to overrcome poverty

The Indonesian government is planning to take labor intensive measures to develop retention basins and extend seed ...

Indonesia should protect its agriculture sector

With some 60-70 percent of its 240 million population hailing from the farming community, Indonesia needs to protect ...

Indonesia can achieve rice self-sufficiency this year

The government has predicted that Indonesia will achieve its rice self-sufficiency target this year, much earlier than ...

Govt will design rice planting, harvesting cycle: President

The government will design a cycle for rice planting and harvesting to avoid stocking excessive amounts of rice during ...

Observer appreciates President Jokowi`s rice production target

Agribusiness observer Leta Rafael Levis of the Kupang-based Nusa Cendana University (Undana), East Nusa Tenggara, has ...

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 ...

Next Indonesian govt expected to focus on food, pro-people programs

As an agrarian country with vast areas and a country with a large population that depends on the agricultural sector, ...

Farmers being encouraged to boost soybean production

The Indonesian government is encouraging farmers in various regions in the country to increase soybean production in ...