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Kadin discusses food security with bulog stakeholders, trade, agriculture ministries

Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) have met several stakeholders, including the trade and agriculture ...

News focus - Audit needed to end rice import polemic By Andi Abdussalam

The polemic on whether Indonesia needs to import rice once again surfaces in public discourses, prompting the ...

Rice imports based on detailed analysis and studies: lawmaker

A lawmaker said the decision on rice import, which has triggered controversy, was based on detailed analysis and study ...

Improving the welfare of farmers

Most of Indonesia`s population living in rural areas are farmers, whose main income of more than 70 percent comes from ...

Ministry must have realistic reasons for importing rice

The Trade Ministry must have realistic and rational reasons while deciding to import rice, agriculture expert Totok ...

Chief economic minister scrutinizes rice production forecast

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution has scrutinized the rice production forecast by the ...

Extreme weather delays shipments of rice from India and Pakistan

Director General of Foreign Trade Oke Nurwan said shipments of rice imported by Indonesia from India and Pakistan have ...

House to summon Trade Minister over rice imports

The House of Representatives (DPR) will soon summon Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukito to clarify a permit issued by ...

MPR speaker hopes government would not import rice

Chairman of the People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Zulkifli Hasan, has reminded the government not to import rice ...

Kalla responds to farmers` opposition to rice import plan

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has responded to the farmers, especially those from Java island, after they voiced ...

Farmers stage rally against planned rice imports

Hundreds of farmers in Sukolilo sub-district, Pati district, Central Java, staged a rally on Monday to protest against ...

Indonesia starts processing rice imports to stabilize prices

A senior economic minister of Indonesia said here on Friday that the country has started processing rice imports to ...

Indonesia has opportunity to export rice to Malaysia: Minister

Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said the opportunity is open for Indonesia to export rice to Malaysia especially ...

Fighting for food self-sufficiency

As an agriculture country, Indonesia was once self-sufficient in the production of rice, the staple food for its ...

No more rice imports this year: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has assured that Indonesia will not import rice at the end of this year because the ...