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Almost four million Indonesians live on palm oil

About 3.7 million people in Indonesia live on oil palm plantations, a senior agriculture ministry said. Speaking ...

Walhi urges govt to extend forest moratorium

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) urged the Indonesian Government to extend the forest moratorium, ...

REDD+ working unit urges Indonesia govt to extend forest moratorium

The Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) National Strategy Working Unit urged the ...

RI can become biggest coffee producer: Minister

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said Indonesia can become the biggest coffee producer in Southeast Asia because it has ...

Cristiano Ronaldo to champion mangrove conservation in Indonesia

Real Madrid`s soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, named ambassador for Bali-based Forum Peduli Mangrove (Mangrove Care ...

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, ...

Indonesian migrant workers evacuated amidst Sabah standoff

A standoff between Malaysian security forces and armed Filipinos, which was initially considered as a bizarre ...

Indonesian workers in Sabah evacuated to safer place

As many as 162 Indonesian oil palm plantation workers in Lahad Datu in the Malysian state of Sabah have been evacuated ...

RI to maintain CPO export taxes

The Indonesian government will consistently implement its progressive crude palm oil (CPO) export taxes in an effort ...

Indonesia, Nigeria foster closer cooperation

Last weekend`s visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Nigeria as part of his tour of Liberia, Saudi Arabia ...

Conflicts between wild elephants and humans on the rise in Riau

Wild elephants often go on a rampage in several villages of Riau province, and the latest such incident took place in ...

Indonesian government to encourage labour-intensive projects

The Indonesian government will encourage labour-intensive agricultural projects this year in anticipation of increased ...

CPO producers in Lampung told to develop processing industry

The provincial administration of Lampung encourages development of downstream industry processing crude palm oil to ...

CPO price fall this year predicted to continue in 2013

This year, the Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO) industry has witnessed a decline in its commodity prices. The CPO ...

Companies eyeing Merauke integrated food and energy estate

Many companies are keen to operate in the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) area due to its favourable ...