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.

Paulina Quintao – The falling price of coffee makes has saddened growers in Ermera municipality who are struggling to improve their lives and send their children to school.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers Association (APTRI) chairman Soemitro Samadikun claims 1.1 million tons of imported household sugar hampered the local sugar market last year.

Sarina Locke – An Australian agricultural aid worker motivated to assist East Timorese people has helped farmers double crop yields and find useful time saving devices.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The potential bounty of Indonesian oranges, bananas and papayas may not be seen anytime soon in overseas markets, as becoming the world's top fruit producer remains a big c

Paulina Quintao – The falling price of coffee makes has saddened growers in Ermera municipality who are struggling to improve their lives and send their children to school.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A new study has cast doubt on the sustainability of Indonesia's palm oil industry as it shows that many independent, small-scale oil palm farmers are facing immense ch

The Coffee Festival of Timor-Leste, which aims to select the best coffee and the best cocktail made with this product, will run until 3 December, as part of an event open to farmers and groups of a

Andre Barahamin – After two years as president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has yet to meet his promises to engage meaningfully with the people of Papua.

Paulina Quintao – Sixteen community groups have attended a week-long training course at Together We Help (HIAM) Health about the process of making quality organic fertilizer.

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Two years have gone by since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo vowed to improve the lives of farmers through agrarian reform.

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – Faced with the obligation to meet its mid-term targets amid a cut in funding, the government has given guarantees that investors interested in financing infrastructure dev

Klaten – Farming land in Klaten, Central Java, is decreasing by 43 hectares on average per year as a result of increased property development, such as residential and commercial areas in the regenc

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – In a last-ditch effort to halt the controversial Jakarta Bay reclamation project, fishermen and environmentalists said they would press charges against those involved in the

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – During the two years of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration, the government has managed to certify only 660,000 out of a targeted 9 million hectares of land as

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Jakarta – The Tangerang administration will demolish thousands of houses to make way for the construction of three runways at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Wendy Levy, Manahat, Timor Leste – Farmers in Timor Leste call the months from November to February "the hungry season", and this year could be even worse than usual thanks to poor harvests related

Nick Brown – Key stakeholders throughout the Timor-Leste have come together to form the first professional coffee trade organization in the origin's long history, the Timor-Leste Coffee Association

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – A lack of proper irrigation systems in Central Sulawesi resulting from limited technical capabilities and budget constraints could threaten the success of the province's foo

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government will set minimum and maximum prices – technically referred to as price floors and ceilings – for staple foods as part of efforts to prevent volatility in th

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – Thousands of Indonesian salt farmers, mostly in East Java, will suffer economically as traditional salt production may decline by 70 percent this year.

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Thomas Ora, Dili, Timor Leste – Indonesian Christians have pledged help for hundreds of Timor-Leste farmers whose crops have been ravaged by the El Nino weather pattern.

Sarina Locke – For a Timorese family, owning a cow is a luxury and owning a herd of cattle is a sign of wealth. Most of East Timor's cattle are skinny and riddled with parasites and diseases.

Paulina Quintao – Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of the National Directorate for Food and Economy Inspection as food products continue to be sold past their expiry date.

Paulina Quintao – The National Directorate for Food and Economy Inspection has identified 58 stores in Dili selling food past the expiry date in the last six months up until June.

Jakarta – At different times of the year, Indonesians' love for spicy food can be costly for millions of households on account of the prices of a number of commodities, such as chilies, garlic and

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is aiming for Indonesia to be self-sufficient in beef cattle in the next nine to 10 years, saying that all preparations needed to achieve th

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Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Indonesia's business competition watchdog has signaled that cartels may be behind the sky-high prices of staple foods at markets across the country.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has called on the government to improve its data on food production to help stabilize commodity prices, which are typically volatile during R

Paulina Quintao – A Ministry of Agriculture program offering free field plowing to farmers has been labeled as useless due to the lack of food production.

Paulina Quintao – There are concerns that the country's farmers are losing their passion for agricultural work and that production is now in serious decline.

Paulina Quintao– Ongoing drought conditions are to blame for food shortages and crop failures this year, particularly maize, according to the Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), Ma

Paulina Quintao – In the 16 years since the Seeds of Life (SoL) program has been runing, 1200 seed production groups have been established across Timor-Leste.

Paulina Quintao – Increasing numbers of young people are turning their back on farming in favor of a job in the city, said the General-Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture, Cesar Jose da Cruz.

Sarina Locke – Australia's longest-running agricultural aid project is coming to an end, having lifted East Timor's farmers from the ashes of the militia's destruction 16 years ago.

Djemi Amnifu – Two regencies in East Nusa Tenggara, namely Nagekeo and Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS), are suffering from prolonged drought and food shortages.

Ali Saikal and Julmiro Isaac Manuel – Timor-Leste is a tiny country of about 1.1 million people, but estimates suggest that up to 150,000 people – 12 per cent of the population – may be affected by

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Poultry companies should focus on one major business activity, or risk dominating the entire poultry industry – from upstream to downstream – and slipping into cartel-like a