#staple food

Collection of staple food news, found 361 news.

RI's govt mulling rice imports from India

The government is considering importing 500 thousand tons of rice from India following weeks of flooding in Thailand, ...

Food insecurity still haunting Indonesia by otniel tamindael - (d)

Indonesia is still confronted by the challenge of food security for its 234 million population, the fourth largest in ...

ASEAN plus three to intensify food security cooperation

Rice is an important factor in achieving food security in the Southeast Asian region as around two-thirds of world ...

RI seeking extension of rice-purchasing contracts

Indonesia where rice is the main staple food of its 237 million population is seeking to extend its rice purchasing ...

Govt earmarks Rp380 bln to anticipate harvest failures

The government is preparing a budget of Rp380 billion as funds to anticipate harvest failures, assist farmers and ...

Indonesians must eat less rice

The government must be able to reduce per capita rice consumption to 60 kg in 2030 from the current 130 kg a year to ...

Minister calls on regional govts to preserve paddy fields

Agriculture Minister Suswono called on all regional leaders to keep productive rice fields in their respective regions ...

BI predicts q2 payments balance to record surplus

Bank Indonesia (BI) has predicted that the second-quarter balance of payments will still record a surplus that will ...

RI, Vietnam agree to enhance ASEAN food security

Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said Indonesia and Vietnam have agreed to increase the production of staple food ...

Asean seeking food security amid surge in global prices

The current global food and energy price hikes have concerned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as this year`s ASEAN ...

Rice import to stop if production rises

Indonesia will stop rice imports if it is able to increase production by seven percent in 2011, chief of the National ...

RI trying to be world`s main food estate: minister

Indonesia is trying to become the world`s main food estate in the next five to 10 years, a minister said. "If we ...

Thailand, RI to cooperate in agricultural business

A number of Thai envoys invited private businessmen in East Java for cooperation in agricultural business aimed at ...

Indonesians in Algiers remain safe : Ambassador

The Indonesian embassy in Algiers does not wish to evacuate Indonesian citizens from Egypt despite anti-government ...

Indonesian brotherhood in Brisbane glood

Several hundred Indonesians, tens of thousands of Australians and a number of other foreign nationals in Brisbane and ...