#rice production

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Indonesia still needs to import food in 2016

Although it claims to have had a surplus of rice in 2015, Indonesia still imported rice throughout the year and will ...

Agriculture minister inspects simultaneous planting activities

Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman inspected the Farmers Empowerment Movement by conducting simultaneous ...

Govt claims surplus in rice production in 2015

The Ministry of Agriculture claimed that Indonesia had achieved a rice production surplus in the October 2014 - ...

Palm oil industry highly valuable: VP

The palm oil industry is highly valuable and precious as it is one of the largest sources of "oil and fat" in the ...

Indonesia to import rice to counter El Nino-induced drought

The government is preparing to import rice due to the El Nino-induced drought, stated Coordinating Minister for ...

Indonesia has adequate rice stock: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stated that the national rice stock is adequate currently, therefore rice import is ...

Intensive steps planned to overrcome poverty

The Indonesian government is planning to take labor intensive measures to develop retention basins and extend seed ...

Banyuwangi succeeds with new system of rice cultivation

The district of Banyuwangi in East Java plans to expand cultivation rice with a system of rice intensification (SRI) ...

Surplus predicted in rice production in South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan is expected to maintain surplus in rice production this year despite the lengthy drought that has ...

Impacts of El Nino still manageable: Agriculture minister

The drought triggered by the El Nino phenomenon is still manageable and will not affect national food resilience, ...

President requests agriculture minister for reports on drought

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has asked the agriculture minister for reports on the impacts of the El Nino ...

Indonesian drought will not cause rice shortage

The ongoing drought affecting various parts of Indonesia will not cause shortage of rice this year as the government ...

Merauke to contribute to country`s production of unhulled rice

The Agriculture Ministry said newly developed food estate in the district of Merauke, Papua, will give the country an ...

President to boost Merauke as nation`s granary

The Indonesian government plans to boost Merauke as the nations granary by managing its 4.6 million-hectare area after ...

Indonesia to not import rice any longer

- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has expressed hope that domestic farm products will be able to meet ...