#rural areas

Collection of rural areas news, found 543 news.

News Focus - Village funds improve community economic activities

Viewed in terms of productivity, village funds have been able to create massive economic activities and improve the ...

Government has abandoned regionalism in development

The government of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi.

Government invests Rp400 trillion for infrastructure

The central government has invested Rp400 trillion for infrastructure development in 2018, or twice the amount of ...

village funds increased but must be used on target: president

President Joko Widodo instructed all village heads directly to utilize the village funds on target, especially after ...

news focus - government supports sustainable sanitation development by otniel tamindael

Sanitation improvement programs are now on top priority for both the government and public in order to bring about ...

UBpay collaborates with Finnet Indonesia

UBpay, the application of financial technology from South Korea, collaborates with Finnet Indonesia, to encourage the ...

IFAD President lauds Indonesia`s village development model

President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Gilbert Houngbo has praised the Indonesian ...

GSMA report: assigning vital spectrum for mobile will boost Indonesia's economy

- Indonesia is poised to become a digital powerhouse in Southeast Asia. However, this can only be fully realised if the ...

News Feature - Optimizing sago to achieve food security

Sago has been a staple food in numerous parts of Indonesia for centuries, and for its importance, sago is also known ...

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 ...

News Focus - Indonesia`s population growth to increase by Otniel Tamindael

Indonesia`s population is estimated to continue to increase and reach some 319 million by 2045, with 67 percent of ...

News Feature - Lesson learned from "balkondes" around Borobudur

"Seeing is believing!" This proverb sounds old but remains relevant for Indonesia`s endeavor to convince ...

South Africa wants to learn from Indonesia in empowering women

South Africa wants to learn from Indonesia in empowering women, in a bid to apply the vision of "Transforming ...

Government needs to add subsidy for farmers

The government of Indonesia needs to increase subsidies for the farmers in the country as a way to revive the spirit ...

Micro hydro electric plant commissioned in Jambi

Minister of National Development Planning/head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Prof. Bambang ...