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Collection of national needs news, found 54 news.

Ministry promises to reward regions with high rice production

The Agriculture Ministry has promised special awards for regions with high rice production as part of efforts to ...

Rice stocks still sufficient to meet demand until year-end: minister 

Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has emphasized that Indonesia's rice stocks are still sufficient to meet national ...

Jokowi orders distribution of rice aid to 21.3 mln families

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered the distribution of rice aid to 21.3 million beneficiary families for ...

Indonesian govt aims to achieve sugar self-sufficiency by 2028

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has stated that the government is determined to accelerate efforts to ...

Ministry facilitates placement for foreign graduate specialist doctors

The Indonesian Health Ministry has facilitated work placements for 16 Indonesian specialist doctors graduating from ...

Need to plant better sugarcane varieties to raise production: minister

There is a need for planting better sugarcane varieties in Indonesia to address the gap in domestic demand and ...

Trade Minister explores measures for facing El Nino

Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said he is preparing measures to anticipate a potential drought arising from the El Nino ...

ID FOOD importing 107,900 tons sugar to meet national needs

State-owned food holding company ID FOOD has begun importing 107,900 tons of granulated sugar to meet the national food ...

Health Bill key for medical industry resilience: Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, has said that the Health Bill is crucial for the resilient ...

Health Bill supports pharmaceutical independence: Ministry

The Health Bill contains a number of articles that support pharmaceutical and medical device independence, director ...

Rice stocks adequate, no need for imports: President Jokowi

Domestic food stocks are sufficient for meeting national needs as some regions in Indonesia are in the middle of the ...

Azerbaijan pledges US$1 million to support post-pandemic recovery

Azerbaijan has pledged US$1 million (about Rp15.2 billion) to support post-pandemic recovery in Africa and small island ...

Indonesia needs more dental specialists: dentists' association

Indonesia needs more dental specialists as the current four thousand specialists can only meet the needs of six ...

Need to balance EV transition with manufacturing readiness: ministry

The phasing out of conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles as part of a global shift to electric ...

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Sugarcane land expansion to attain self-sufficiency in sugar

Sugar is among Indonesia's nine staple goods (sembako), with continually increasing consumption levels for both ...