Han Revanda, Jakarta - Professor of Bogor Agricultural University or IPB University in Indonesia, Dwi Andreas Santosa, criticized the Prabowo Subianto government's food self-sufficiency

Jakarta – For the first time in history, Indonesia's subsidized fertilizer distribution started on time, precisely on Jan. 1.

Linda Yulisman, Garut (West Java) – A decades-old social forestry scheme where local communities tend to state land mostly for the purpose of conservation has become a key part of the g

Mahmud Ichi, East Halmahera, Indonesia – Halik Fanen and his wife, Fatimun, spent much of the day sifting the couple's inheritance into seven plastic sacks near the east of Indonesia's

Jakarta – The government has allocated 9.55 million tons of subsidized fertilizers worth Rp 46.8 trillion (approximately $2.9 billion) to be distributed across the archipelago next year

Didik Fibrianto, Malang – The Indonesian government plans to halt imports of certain food commodities starting next year to bolster self-sufficiency programs, a senior minister announce

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coconut Processing Industry Association (HIPKI) is urging the government to implement the coconut downstream policy to tackle the shor

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The coconut processing industry is facing a crisis due to a surge in coconut exports, which has led to a shortage of domestic raw materials.

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – The free nutritious meal program (MBG) launched under President Prabowo Subianto's administration is expected to boost Indonesia's livestock industry, create new

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia will ban import of sugar starting next year, according to Chief Food Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan.

Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said that achieving food self-sufficiency is a central strategy for controlling inflation in Indonesia.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Nusron Wahid said that his ministry is currently drafting Governme

Irsyan Hasyim (Kontributor), Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Forestry will prepare a social forestry program to support the food self-sufficiency program and the free nutritious meal p

Jakarta – The Indonesian agriculture sector will need massive reforms to make President Prabowo Subianto's dream of food self-sufficiency a reality.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has set an ambitious target for Indonesia's rice production, aiming to reach 32 million tons by 2025.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman announced on Tuesday that his office has filed a police complaint against four fertilizer companies accused

Djibril Muhammad, Banjarmasin – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman traveled across Kalimantan on Thursday to find new agricultural lands and expand the workforce, especially among

Han Revanda, Jakarta – The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi, has expressed his intention to cease rice imports as early as next year.

Stephen Wright – Indonesia's plan to convert more than two million hectares of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will cause long-term damage to the environment, create

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – In the Boyolali region of Central Java, a protest by Indonesian milk producers against the massive importation of the raw material has exploded, and the cont

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia continues to rely heavily on imported milk, with about 80% of its dairy needs currently met by imports, compared to just 40 percent in 1997.

Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono is ramping up efforts to promote the urban farming concept through the Sustainable Food House Area program.

Tri Listiyarini, Bali – The Indonesian palm oil industry welcomes the European Union's decision to postpone its deforestation regulation by a year, now set for enforcement on Dec.

Sharisya Kusuma Rahmanda, Jakarta – Indonesia is known for its abundance of natural resources, especially in the agricultural sector.

Jakarta – Indonesia ranks 77th out of 127 countries with a Global Hunger Index (GHI) score of 16.9 percent, and 7.2 percent of Indonesia's population faces undernourishment, the finding

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Bali – Eddy Martono, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI/IPOA), said there has been a According to Eddy's records, as of August 2024, the national

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – Bright Institute presented the results of its study on the consumption expenditure patterns of the Indonesian population.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's government will create new paddies on 500,000 hectares of land in South Kalimantan to help achieve food self-sufficiency in less than 5 y

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto visited the Papua region of Indonesia on Sunday to oversee the development of a key food programme aimed at creating three million hectares (7.4 mil

Larius Kogoya – According to the chairperson of the Malind and Condodigun Indigenous Peoples Forum in Merauke, Simon Petrus Balagagaze, the atmosphere of terror and intimidation began t

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Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – Economist Eliza Mardian from the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) has criticized the government's food estate project, arguing that it has yet to deliver

Jakarta – An economist from the Universitas Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran Jakarta, Achmad Nur Hidayat, criticized the Indonesian government's food estate plan that has been conveye

Herman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is preparing to issue a Presidential Regulation (Perpres) to forgive the debts of millions of farmers and fishermen to improve their access

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman is committed to achieving food self-sufficiency, a key goal of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibra

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) explained the data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) regarding the estimate of national rice production

Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized the great potential of the millennial generation to revolutionize agriculture through innovation.

Ifan Ahmad, Gowa, South Sulawesi – In an ambitious effort to achieve food self-sufficiency within three years, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has pledged to increase farmers' incom

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto aims for Indonesia to achieve food self-sufficiency within four years of taking office.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Titiek Soeharto, the daughter of the late President Soeharto and ex-wife of President-Elect Prabowo Subianto, is now back as a lawmaker.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A study by an Indonesian NGO challenges government claims that oil palm cultivation is a driver of economic welfare and development, showing that the envir

Stephen Wright, Bangkok, Thailand – Indonesia's military is taking a leading role in plans to convert more than 2 million hectares of wetlands and savannah into rice farms and sugarcane

Raden Putri, Avit Hidayat, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is developing a new food estate program in Merauke, South Papua.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is holding a three-day festival to promote urban farming as part of an effort to boost local food security.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has announced that it will continue to import rice to support the Free Nutritious Meal program initiated by President-elect P

Kate Hartcher – With rising consumer concerns for animal welfare worldwide, the poultry industry is starting to let their hens roam around in bigger spaces.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has just awarded President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo the Agricola Medal, which recognizes the Indonesian lead

Adil Al Hasan, Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government had coordinated with President-elect Prabowo Subianto about several progr

Elizabeth Sinclair, Ubud, Indonesia – Inside the small, open-air stone temple in the center of the Lotudunduh rice fields, a farmer wraps a sarong and sash around his mud-spattered work