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Rice imports to reinforce food resilience

On paper, Indonesias rice production is adequate to meet its domestic needs, yet uncertain climate conditions such as ...

Rice imports aimed at curbing poverty rate: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla defended rice imports from Pakistan and India, saying they are aimed at curbing poverty ...

Rice stock sufficient until grand harvest: Minister

The national rice stock remains sufficient until the grand harvest in March this year at numerous regions in Sumatra, ...

Bulog asks govt to set flexible rice price

The state-owned logistics board Bulog has asked the government to set its Rice Purchase Price (HPP) at a flexible ...

Indonesia`s economy to grow 5.3 percent in 2016: World Bank

Chief economist of the World Bank for Indonesia Ndiame Diop predicted the country;s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would ...

Population growth challenge to food production: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has said the increase in population poses a challenge to the government in its efforts ...

Fuel price increase can affect inflation

The fluctuation of fuel prices can have impact on the inflation rate in April 2015, said Distribution Statistics ...

Jakarta index closes higher on Friday

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) closes 0.52 percent higher on Friday on positive expectation of the countrys ...

President says no to rice imports despite pressure

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has refused to import rice in order to deal with the rice price hike despite pressure ...

President invites rice traders to discuss price hike

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) invited several rice traders to discuss the recent rice price hike at the Presidential ...

Rice prices in Jakarta begin to go down

The prices of rice in Jakarta, especially at the Mayestik and Kebayoran Lama markets, have started declining by an ...

Climate factor causes rice price hikes: Observer

Agriculture observer Khudori said recent hikes in rice prices were mostly triggered by climate changes that caused a ...

State Audit Board insists on auditing controversial rice imports

The State Audit Board (BPK) insists on auditing the controversial import of 16 thousand tons of rice from Vietnam ...

Indonesian govt assures rice supplies to Jakarta safe

The Indonesian government gave assurance on Wednesday that rice supplies to Jakarta will not be disrupted despite ...

National logistics agency mulls importing rice this year

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) is considering a plan to import rice this year despite having enough rice stocks to ...