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Indonesia Must Help Its Farmers: Official
A farmer walks through a rice field in Karawang, Indonesia’s West Java province June 13, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) Balikpapan. A reduction in land devoted to agricultural use is to blame for...
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Kadin Calls for Govt Support in Sustainable Food Practices
A farmer holds a handful of rice stalks at a paddy field in Karawang, Indonesia’s West Java province June 13, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) The country’s leading business lobby is urging the food...
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Indonesia’s Anti-Cartel Body Targets Soybean Imports
A worker makes tofu at a home factory in Tandang village, Semarang, Central Java, on Feb. 27, 2013. (JG Photo/Dhana Kencana) Indonesia’s anti-monopolies regulator has begun an investigation into the...
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Indonesia to Subsidize Local Soybean Production
Workers filter hot boiled soybean porridge with a soft cloth while making tofu at a traditional tofu factory in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on September 11, 2013. (EPA Photo/Hotli Simanjuntak) The...
View ArticleLack of Skills, Distribution Are Challenges to Local Farmers Against Imports
Batu, Malang. Lack of dependable distribution channels and farming skills are the main challenges for local farmers to compete with the massive flood of imported fruits in Indonesia, according to...
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Yudhoyono Unhappy With Criticism of Food Policy
A Balinese farmer thrashes rice paddy during a harvest in Denpasar, Bali in this June 05, 2013 file photo. (EPA Photo/Made Nagi) President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has accused critics of his...
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Indonesia Steps Up Threats in Australia Row
A file picture shows Brahman cattle bound for Indonesia held at Cedar Park, a pre-export feed lot some 100 km south of Darwin, Australia, on July 14, 2011. (EPA Photo/Dave Hunt) Indonesia’s diplomatic...
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Food Subsidies Challenge WTO Ability to Keep Trade Deal on Table
A worker makes tofu at a factory in Tandang village, Semarang, Central Java, on Feb. 27, 2013. (JG Photo/Dhana Kencana) Negotiators are seeking to salvage the credibility of the World Trade...
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Indonesia Boosts Food Security
Indonesia has become more resilient when it comes to food security in the last five years, although there is still room for improvements, a top official has said. The United Nations states that food...
View ArticleDrought Sets In Across Java, Threatening Livelihoods and Food Security
Solo/Bogor/Jakarta. The Central Java government has earmarked funds in anticipation of a clean-water crisis during this year’s dry season, which is expected to be unusually long due to the El Nino...
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