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

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto said there's no need to worry for Indonesia once it achieves food and energy security.

Antara, Yogyakarta 00 The Agriculture Ministry is preparing 1.5 million hectares of land for dairy farming to back President-elect Prabowo Subianto's Free Meal Program, aimed at providi

Antara, Jakarta – State logistics company Bulog recently reported that it had absorbed 800,000 tons of rice from local farmers so far this year as of Aug. 20.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The research firm Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) recently said that Indonesia's goal of becoming the world's food barn by 2045

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – Tauhid Ahmad, a senior economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), questioned Indonesia's ability to achieve food self-sufficiency i

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – An economist recently said that disrupted food security – a situation in which the population could not access affordable rice – could worsen Indones

Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta – Rather than food security, it would be best for Indonesia to focus on finding ways in which it can feed its people without having to rely on imports,

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – Professor Subejo of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) argues that Indonesia should prioritize maximizing the potential of its 7.4 million hectares of existing

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Agricultural expert Dwi Andreas Santosa recently revealed ways on how Indonesia could achieve food security, citing improving farmers' welfare as one o

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Dwi Andreas Santosa, an agricultural expert and Professor at Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), revealed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's admini

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Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Rice prices have surged in the past six months.

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – A Vietnamese company has expressed interest in investing in dairy farms in Indonesia, aiming to produce around 2 million tons of milk annually, Agriculture Mi

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The issue of national food security has become increasingly concerning, with skyrocketing food price inflation amid overall low inflation and a rising amo

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – NGOs working with Indonesian smallholder farmers have developed a set of guidelines aimed at helping oil palm farmers prove that their products are defores

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The state logistics agency Bulog recently said they would prioritize domestically produced rice despite the planned imports of the staple food.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The populous Indonesia will likely be self-sufficient in food within the next three years, according to Agricultural Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman.

Jakarta – Without rice, most Indonesians would agree, a meal feels incomplete.

Jakarta – Aliansi Kolibri, a coalition promoting sustainable agriculture and fighting deforestation in Indonesia, said local involvement in sustainability is important in contrast with

Friends of the Earth – Today, Friends of the Earth US, WALHI (Friends of the Earth Indonesia), and Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) released a new report detailing how

Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo plans to speed up the installation of water pumps across the country to protect food crops from the impact of extreme weather.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The government has officially extended the relaxation of the retail price ceiling (HET) for rice.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Rice planting is set to be a new area of cooperation for Indonesia and China, promising better food security for the Southeast Asian state but also possibly tilt

Indonesia (DPA) – Nyoman Warta laboriously carries seawater in two simple containers to the beach of Kusamba, a coastal village located on the island of Bali, in Indonesia.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The government is set to unveil two food warehouses with a capacity of approximately 100 tons each later this year, a senior official said on Tuesday.

The Coffee Association of Timor-Leste (known by its Portuguese initials ACT) is calling for Timorese coffee, particularly a game-changing Robusta-Arabica hybrid, to be added to the UNES

Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman and the South Papua provincial government launched 500 thousand hectares of rice fields in the region to increase agricultural product

Manggi Habir and Siwage Dharma Negara – In Indonesia, rice scarcity and sharp food price hikes before Ramadan are a regular occurrence.

Jakarta – It was still pitch-black outside when Sutinah made her way to a local police station early one morning last month, hoping to avoid queues and take advantage of a government sc

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The emergence of a food-versus-fuel dilemma in Indonesia has added to concern that a push for palm oil-based biodiesel will drive deforestation.

Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia's palm oil product exports slipped in January and February, raising concerns less of the edible oil will be available domestically because of t

Riri Rahayu (Antara), Jakarta – The government will bring in 145,000 tons of beef and extend the increase in the highest retail price (HET) for premium rice from Rp13,900 per kg to Rp14

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Arief Prasetyo Adi, the Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), defended his decision to raise the maximum retail price (HET) of premium rice to ensur

Antara, Jakarta – Chairperson of the House Budget Committee Said Abdullah has urged the government to ensure that its social assistance programs can reduce people's economic pressure as

Jakarta – Ports across Java and Sumatra have been bustling with activity as cargo ships arrive carrying bags of milled rice from neighboring countries since the beginning of this month.

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has addressed concerns over rising beef prices and import delays, assuring that shipments are on track to arrive in time for the upcoming Idul Fitri celebra

Jakarta – The Defense Ministry, along with the Agriculture Ministry, harvested corn in a food estate area in Tewai Baru village, Sepang district, Central Kalimantan, on Monday.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said on Wednesday that the persistent increase in rice prices has been driven by a shortage of subsidized fertilizer

Antara, Samarinda – The National Armed Force (TNI) is assisting the Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar) district government in efforts to develop the district as the food barn of the new capital

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesians have entered Ramadan with soaring food prices amid increased demand, and economists are predicting further hikes over the next two months, but the

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Across the nation, Indonesians are queueing for rice, sugar and other staples to try and beat rising prices ahead of Ramadan, which is expected to begin on Mar