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Minister Suswono meets antigraft body`s summons

Agriculture Minister Suswono met the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to be grilled as a witness ...

President wants transparent disclosure of onion data

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for transparent disclosure of data on onion supply, demand, consumption ...

Minister calls for improvement of onion trade regulation

Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa has asked the ministry of agriculture and the ministry of trade to improve a ...

RI needs to develop local cattle ranches

The soaring beef price in the domestic market of late, particularly in Jakarta, has been blamed on stock shortage, ...

Meat scandal "drags down" some cadres of muslim-based party

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has made a move that "shocked" some Indonesian people earlier this year ...

Govt to introduce auction system for beef imports

The government plans to introduce an auction system for importation of beef to assure transparency and the best price ...

Govt to ease beef distribution amid rocketing price

The Ministry of Agriculture plans to ease the distribution of beef in the country amid the recent skyrocketing price ...

Indonesian govt to stabilize beef prices

Chief Economic minister Hatta Rajasa has said that the government will speed up beef supply to stabilize prices which ...

Kulon Progo floods inflict Rp3.42 bln losses to agriculture sector

Floods that affected Kulonprogo district, Yogyakarta province, recently caused at least Rp3.24 billion in losses to ...

Indonesia should stop rice imports in 2013

As an agrarian country, Indonesia should not depend on other countries for agricultural products. Hence, rice ...

State logistics agency sees largest ever rice stocks in 2012

The state logistics board Bulog has said that the levels of stored rice stocks in 2012 were the largest ever, as ...

Indonesian govt sets 2013 rice production target at 72.6 million tonnes

The Ministry of Agriculture has set itself a target of producing 72.6 million tonnes of unhulled rice in 2013, up 4.5 ...

Bulog has best rice stocks in 2012

President Director of state logistics board Bulog Sutarto Alimoeso said Bulog had best rice stocks in 2012. ...

Food diversification through courtyard cultivation

Residential courtyards in Indonesia are being used to cultivate food crops and to diversify food production. ...

Food Diversification Called Key to Food Security

Confronted by the challenge of food security for its population of more than 240 million people, the Government of ...