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Food estate projects must not contribute to deforestation: experts

The Indonesian government last year started developing a food estate project in Pulang Pisau district, Central ...

Agriculture Ministry strives to sustain farmers' welfare

The Agriculture Ministry has continually increased food production to fulfill the people's requirements by ...

Minister Trenggono inaugurates two speed fishery surveillance ships

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono inaugurated two speed fishery surveillance ships called KP ...

Forest, land fires down by 82% in 2020: Mahfud MD

  The incidence of forest and land fires declined by around 82 percent in the past year, based on data ...

Pandjaitan launches program to revive mangroves

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, launched a national mangrove ...

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Preserving the sustainability of Papuan staple sago

Sago, a starch extracted from the centre or pith of tropical palm stems, particularly Metroxylon sagu, has ...

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Preserving Indonesia's mangroves crucial for climate change mitigation

Indonesia, which is home to one of the world’s largest mangrove forests, has set a target of rehabilitating 150 ...

Find solution to food imports, President tells Agriculture Ministry

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked the Ministry of Agriculture to come up with a solution to reduce ...

President pushes large-scale agricultural development

The agricultural sector must be developed on a vast economic scale, on the lines of food estates, through optimal use ...

BNPB reports 81-percent reduction in forest, land fires in Nov 2020

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo highlighted that the cases of forest and land fires ...

Wakatobi development creates job opportunities: Public Works Ministry

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR)'s Infrastructure and Regional Development Agency (BPIW) has ...

Indonesia's maritime conservation area reaches 23.91 million hectares

Indonesia's maritime conservation areas have reached 23.91 million hectares in 201 regions, according to the Marine ...

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Green economy takes precedence in push for recovery

With people forced to lock themselves at home to break the chain of COVID-19 spread, pollution has reduced ...

Indonesia urges EU to accord fair treatment to palm oil

Arguing against the phasing out of palm oil, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi urged the European Union (EU) to give fair ...

BRG: Peatland restoration cuts greenhouse gas emissions significantly

Peatland restoration conducted by the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) in seven provinces has helped reduce greenhouse ...