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Jayawijaya District Govt ensures sufficient food stocks

The Jayawijaya District Government in Papua Province has ensured that food stocks remain secure until the end of ...

Task forces deployed to monitor year-end food prices

Supplies of food and other basic necessities usually run short in the run-up to Christmas and New Year, thereby often ...

Trade ministry deploys officials to reviews commodity stock, prices

The Trade Ministry is deploying 260 personnel to check the availability of basic necessities stock and prices across ...

Do not say prices up while actually stable: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) here on Sunday asked parties to not say prices are going up while they are actually ...

Red chili price hike triggers October 2018 inflation: bps

A rise in the price of red chili was one of the factors contributing to Indonesia`s inflation rate of 0.28 percent in ...

Agriculture minister responsible for inaccurate rice data: economist

Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman should be held responsible for inaccurate data on the country`s ...

Government needs to improve data on rice production

The government needs to improve its data on rice production, as accurate figures will be important in deciding whether ...

Economy in Palu begins showing life after quake

Economic activities in Palu, Central Sulawesi, have begun to show life after being shattered by a strong earthquake ...

Palu Airport to resume operation on Saturday morning: minister

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto said Mutiara Sis Al Jufri Airport in Palu, Central ...

Minister orders statistics agency to update data over food crops

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution has ordered the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) to update ...

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 ...

News focus - Audit needed to end rice import polemic By Andi Abdussalam

The polemic on whether Indonesia needs to import rice once again surfaces in public discourses, prompting the ...

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 ...

Ministry must have realistic reasons for importing rice

The Trade Ministry must have realistic and rational reasons while deciding to import rice, agriculture expert Totok ...

No need to import rice until June 2019: Bulog

Indonesia will not need to import rice, as it has adequate supply of the staple commodity to meet demand until June ...