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Average price of unhusked rice has begun to stabilize: Bapanas

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) stated that the national average price of harvested unhusked rice (GKP) has begun to ...

Bapanas presses for halting meat imports, boosting domestic production

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) underscored the importance of increasing meat production on a domestic ...

Premium rice price ceiling relaxation to maintain stability: Bapanas

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) stated that the temporary relaxation of the retail price ceiling (HET) for ...

Ministry promoting sago development for food diversification

The Ministry of Industry is encouraging the development of sago for the diversification of carbohydrate food sources ...

Medium-grade rice price cooling after govt intervention: official

The price of medium-quality rice in the central market has started to decline following the distribution of rice from ...

Indonesian Trade Ministry issues permit for additional rice import

The Indonesian Trade Ministry has issued a permit for the import of 1.6 million tons of rice to secure the ...

Bapanas readies reserves for 12 food commodities ahead of Ramadan

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) prepared reserves for 12 staple food commodities ahead of Ramadan and the 2024 Eid ...

Rice imports will not hurt farmers, govt assures

The rice import policy is aimed at solidifying the government's rice reserves and will not hurt national ...

Minister seeks prompt action from governors to realize affordable food

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian called on all governors to act swiftly to control food prices in a bid to realize ...

Finance Ministry mulls over developing "stand-by fund" with Bapanas

The Ministry of Finance is seeking to establish a "stand-by fund" with the National Food Agency (Bapanas) to ...

Rice price declines to Rp14 thousand per kilogram: Bapanas

The current rice price had begun sliding to Rp14 thousand (US$0.89) per kilogram after the price of harvested dry grain ...

Regional heads urged to enact 3 measures for food price stabilization

National Food Agency (Bapanas) Head Arief Prasetyo Adi called on all regional heads, such as governors, mayors, and ...

Bulog says 300,000 tons of rice to arrive from Thailand, Pakistan

Indonesia is importing 300,000 tons of rice from Thailand and Pakistan to bolster its national food stocks ahead of ...

To the poor, rice aid offers a measure of relief 

To keep a lid on food prices and help people from the lower economic class fulfill their food needs, the Indonesian ...

Govt to develop S Sumatra swamp land as food buffer  

The Agriculture Ministry is preparing swamp land in South Sumatra as a productive agricultural area to make the region ...