Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – North Sumatra has suffered a sharp decline in its cabbage exports over the past two years, but is trying to revive exports of the produce with assistance fro

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Jakarta – Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers Association (APTRI) representatives met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Jakarta on Tuesday to seek price certainty for sugar produced by f

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – Chicken farmers from various regions in Indonesia held a demonstration in front of the State Palace on Tuesday, March 5.

Jakarta – The government will simplify requirements for oil palm smallholders to access assistance for the replacement of their old trees through the people's oil palm tree replanting

Jamie S. Davidson – Being known by the Indonesian public to support importing rice over self-sufficiency can jeopardise a politician's place in Indonesian politics.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the country needed at least 40,000 additional agriculture instructors to boost production and reduce food imports.

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has urged the government to maintain a strict policy on the import of rice, corn, sugar and salt – four staple commodities, whose i

Jakarta – Farmers in Kayu Aro village, Kerinci regency, Jambi have thrown potatoes and cabbage harvested from their farms onto the road in protest over drastic price declines in the la

Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Agriculture, Horticulture and Extension at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery (MAP), Amaro Ximenes, said every year the government prov

Jared Ferrie, Phnom Penh – The Australian owners of a restaurant in East Timor are hoping to use their passion for the local cuisine to combat malnutrition in the tiny Southeast Asian

Jakarta – The rainy season has caused prices of vegetables to increase in markets.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Nusa Dua – Farmers have challenged claims that the palm oil industry has brought prosperity to smallholders and reduced poverty, as millions still struggle to get

Jakarta – The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) says its rice stock of 2.4 million tons is adequate to meet domestic demand.

Jakarta – State-owned logistics company Bulog has attributed the decline of its rice absorption to the ending of the harvest season and the damage to facilities caused by the Central Su

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur – Indonesian poultry farmer Yohanes Sugihtononugroho faced ruin four years ago when plummeting prices forced him to slaughter all 100,000 of his chickens an

Jakarta – Protesters commemorating National Farmers Day (HTN) in Jakarta on September 24 have succeeded in holding an action in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta after an ear

Rabul Sawal, Ternate – The Ternate Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan) collective commemorated National Farmers Day (HTN) which falls on September 24 by organis

Bulukumba – Hundreds of farmers from the Bulukumba People's Struggle Front (FPR) in South Sulawesi commemorated National Farmers Day (HTN) with a protest action in front of the Bulukumb

Paulina Quintao – The General Manager of Cooperative Cafe Timor (CCT), Sisto Monis Piedade said they will be able to export 2500 tons of Timorese coffee to America, Australia, New Zeala

Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry's husbandry and animal health directorate general claims that the increased cattle population through its artificial insemination (Upsus SIWAB) progra

Jakarta – Indonesia is set to begin mass producing special multipurpose vehicles in January 2019 to support the development of the country's agricultural sector.

Adinda Normala, Jakarta – Indonesia must implement policies aimed at diversifying its staple foods and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption to ensure the right to food for all, a

Dadang J Mutaqin – The fact that most Indonesian farmers smoke is perhaps unsurprising.

Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry has said it expects rice production to exceed projected consumption in January, February and March, as the harvest season had commenced across the cou

Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry's director general for food crops has criticized the Trade Ministry's decision to import rice, as the country produced enough rice to meet local deman

Jakarta – The Indonesian Traditional Salt Producers Association (KNTI) has rejected the government's plan to import 3.7 million tons of salt, said KNTI chairman Misbachul Munir in Jakar

Jakarta – The Indonesian Regency Administrations Association (APKASI) has called on the central government to review its plan to import rice, as it will cause farm-level prices for unhu

Jakarta – The government's decision to import 500,000 tons of rice to ease the increasing price of the commodity received criticism as critics said it would affect the income of farmers

Jakarta – Several farmers have said they have not gained from the current high rice prices, claiming an increase in prices was caused by speculation by traders who have stockpiled the c

Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has said a peak rice harvest would occur in February, hoping that the country would see a substantial increase in rice stocks next month.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Tobacco Farmers Association (APTI) has urged the government to implement a policy to control the importation of tobacco to protect local farmers.

Jakarta – Landless local farmers and natural disasters victims who live in the operations areas of state-owned forestry firm Perhutani have been permitted to utilize degraded forests by a decree is

Jakarta – The government has launched a farmer insurance program to help farmers avoid losses from their agricultural activities, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said in Ciamis, West Java on Mo

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – The government has called on the House of Representative to delist the palm oil bill from its prioritized legislation program this year.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) suspects that price fixing committed by several business players has caused the price of garlic to skyrocket to Rp 80,0

Grace D. Amianti and Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – There's a recurring phenomenon each year when the Ramadhan fasting month comes around: staple food prices pick up.

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – A coalition of nongovernmental organizations is calling on the government to issue a legal umbrella to protect millions of people employed in the palm oil industry from

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) has elected former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Moeldoko, who is also a close aide to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, as its ne

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – New paddy seeds – M70D and M400 – invented by the Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) are said to improve the cultivation process of rice, in turn improving farmers' welf

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The persistent decline in the contribution of the agriculture sector to the gross domestic product (GDP) has been a key concern for policymakers, an official has said.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) projects the country will achieve rice self-sufficiency by 2020 if paddy conversion stops and the government is consistent in its efforts to increase th

Jakarta – Nine wholesalers have been accused of involvement in a red chili cartel, particularly for red bird's eye chilies, which has been blamed for uncontrollable prices of the commodity in a num

Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is investigating suspected cartel practices in chili distribution, blamed for uncontrollable prices of the commodity, KPPU chair Sya

Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said on Friday (24/02) he would sack ministry officials who get themselves involved with meat import cartels.

Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has admitted that the government-sponsored People's Business Credit (KUR) scheme has not reached farmers, who actually needed such a soft lo

Venidora Oliveira – The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) has established Timor-Leste Coffee Producers Association (APKTL), aimed at controlling the price of coffee in the country.

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Strong distrust remains among the indigenous Papuans of Indonesia's Merauke regency about a major "food estate" project.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Soybean, coffee and sugar plantations suffered bad harvests in 2016 due to a prolonged wet season.