#staple food

Collection of staple food news, found 47 news.

Police seize 159 kg of drugs, likely smuggled from China

Indonesia’s National Police and the Customs and Excise Directorate General of the Finance Ministry have seized ...

Bulog to distribute 900,000 tons rice to 10 million families

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) is prepared to hand out 900 thousand tons of rice under the government's social ...

Indonesia challenged to achieve its mandated food security: economist

Indonesia has had the 2012 Food Law that mandates the country to possess a roadmap to achieve an overall food security; ...

Bulog ready with 2 million tons rice for food stabilization campaign

The State Logistic Agency (Bulog) has stocked up two million tons of rice for Food Stabilization Campaign throughout ...

North Buton markets organic rice to Europe

The Administration of Buton Utara District, Southeast Sulawesi Province has marketed its organic red rice products to ...

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 ...

Indonesia govt ensures food stocks, distribution for fasting month

The government has checked food stocks and preparations for food distribution prior to Ramadan, the Muslim fasting ...

Urban muslims support Jokowi

Among the urban Muslim community presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla ...

Next government expected to ensure food security

The next government of Indonesia after the upcoming July 9, 2014, presidential election is expected to ensure food ...

KRI Makassar ships 2,000 tons of rice to Mindanao

Indonesian warship KRI Makassar-590 has left for Mindanao, the Philippines with 2,000 tons of rice for the victims of ...

Govt to create rice fields amid food scarcity threat

The government plans to create rice fields on 100 thousand hectares of land this year in anticipation of the threat of ...

Government`s compensation for 2012 fuel hike plan

The government`s plan to raise fuel prices in April has also increased people`s concerns about the rising costs of ...

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 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 ...