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Kadin meets President Widodo to discuss food resilience

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) met President Joko Widodo at his Presidential Office here on ...

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 ...

Preparations for Sail Tomini 2015 underway

- Although the international maritime event of Sail Tomini 2015 is still six months away, the Gorontalo provincial ...

Ministers report to president about land for marginal farmers

Three ministers report to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) progress made in the plans to provide nine million hectares ...

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 ...

Government to repair irrigation for 3 million hectares of farm lands

Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said the government will repair irrigation system for 3 million hectares of farm ...

Improving irrigation system a priority: Chief economic minister

Improving irrigation networks covering one million hectares of rice fields in the country will be prioritized by the ...

Indonesia to sell oxygen: Chief Minister

The new coordinating minister for maritime affairs, Indroyono Susilo, has said he plans to "sell" the oxygen that ...

CPO biodiesel to help lower state expenditure by US$2.43 bln

The use of crude palm oil (CPO) as biodiesel fuel can reduce the state expenditure by US$2.43 billion, according to ...

Yudhoyono`s call for mangrove protection goes unheard

President Yudhoyonos repeated calls for protecting mangroves in Indonesia seem to have fallen on deaf ears as their ...

Mangrove forests continue to decline every year

The mangrove forest areas in Indonesia continue to decline every year as the result of coastal reclamation and land ...

REDD+ expected to preserve forests, empower local coomunities

To address the challenge of climate change, Indonesia has been implementing the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation ...

Environmental NGOs, Businessmen Criticize New Peatland Regulation

- It is crucial that peatlands in Indonesia are protected as they cover some 22 million hectares of land in the ...

Indonesia`s coral reef management draws accolades: Minister

Indonesia was bestowed the Coral Conservation Prize on September 19, 2014, in San Francisco, the United States, for ...

Indonesia Praised by the World for its Coral Reef Management

- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) of Republic of Indonesia is pleased to announce that Indonesia ...