#staple food

Collection of staple food news, found 361 news.

Fighting for food self-sufficiency

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

Food diversification needs to be promoted

The government of Indonesia needs to continuously promote diversification of food to reduce the public dependence on ...

Govt expects food self-sufficiency in 2018

Food self-sufficiency is expected to be realized in 2018, and there will be no imports in 2016, Vice President Jusuf ...

Indonesian govt sets rice export target for 10 countries

The Indonesian government has set itself the target of exporting 100 thousand tons of rice to 10 Asian and European ...

NUS food scientists create healthier, diabetic-friendly bread

- A team of food scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully formulated a recipe ...

Government to Synergize Data on Poverty

Data on poverty is often confusing as it usually comes from various sources and different methods of data collection ...

Government to Synergize Data on Poverty

Data on poverty is often confusing as it usually comes from various sources and different methods of data collection ...

Vice President chairs meeting on poverty reduction efforts

Vice President Jusuf M. Kalla, in his capacity as chairman of the National Team for Acceleration of Poverty Reduction ...

Sago forest in Papua needs preservation

Sago forest in Papua needs to be preserved in a sustainable manner because it is a food reserve for the local ...

President indicates railway construction to start this year in Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the government will likely start construction of railway track in Papua from ...

Sago can help achieve food self-sufficiency: Expert

Sago can be a solution to make Indonesia self-sufficient in staple foods, an expert in biotechnology and ...

President Jokowi renounces customary celebration of Idul Fitri

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) celebrating Idul Fitri in Indonesias westernmost province of Aceh on Friday is a ...

Jakarta police deployed 5,094 personnel to secure Lebaran night

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police deployed a joint force comprising 5,094 personnel to secure the "Takbiran" or Lebaran ...

President Jokowi shares spirit of giving in Aceh`s fishermen village

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) shared the spirit of giving in Ramadan by distributing staple food packages to ...

Indonesian govt gears up to secure Idul Fitri exodus

After fasting during the entire holy month of Ramadan, Indonesian Muslims, who account for nearly 90 percent of the ...