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Ensure a smooth food supply chain nationwide: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in his state-of-the-nation address on Friday, highlighted the significance of ensuring ...

Bio Farma commences phase 3 clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine

State-owned vaccine manufacturer Bio Farma has begun the third phase of the clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine from ...

Plantation Company prioritizing palm oil, sugar for food independence

National Plantation Holding, housing the National Plantation Corporation (PTPN) as its subsidiary, will channel its ...

Bio Farma upbeat about commencing Sinovac vaccine production in 2021

Indonesia's state-owned pharmaceutical holding, Bio Farma, is optimistic of starting production of the Chinese ...

Pupuk Indonesia issues bonds worth Rp2.5 trillion

PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero), Indonesia's largest state-owned fertilizer company, on Monday issued bonds worth ...

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Government links food security to national defense

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to food ...

Building food estate critical to national defense: Dahnil

A food estate planned in Central Kalimantan will serve as a center for agricultural and strategic logistical reserves, ...

Defense minister also tasked with enhancing food resilience: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has justified his decision to task Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto with leading the ...

Modern tech-based farming to develop Central Kalimantan's food estate

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo affirmed that the development of a food estate envisioned in Central ...

Jokowi visits Kapuas to observe site of food estate program

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) arrived at the Tjilik Riwut Airport in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, and later ...

Villages can aid food self-sufficiency amid pandemic: minister

Indonesian villages have continued to produce food amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore expected to serve as ...

PUPR Ministry to remodel irrigation system in planned food estate

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry has decided to redesign the irrigation system in the planned Food ...

Indonesia challenged to achieve its mandated food security: economist

Indonesia has had the 2012 Food Law that mandates the country to possess a roadmap to achieve an overall food security; ...

Ministry to augment swampland food production during dry season

The Agriculture Ministry will strategize to ensure national food security during the dry season in 2020 by boosting ...

Ministry to commence food estate development project in 2020-2022

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry has set a target to revive 165 thousand hectares of land as a food ...