Wamena, Jubi – In three districts within Yahukimo Regency, Mountainous Papua, hundreds of residents have been grappling with hunger since August due to crop failures.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman expressed his optimism that the country will become the world's food barn by 2028.

Jakarta – Since February, about 15,000 people in Papua have been affected by famine, Amuma district in Yahukimo regency being the most affected area, with 23 deaths by October.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Polica has provided four tons of rice and instant noodles to the Amuma District community in Yahukimo Regency, Mountainous Papua Province.

Church groups in Indonesia's Christian-majority Papua region joined the government to provide food aid to hundreds of indigenous people hit by famine because of crop failure.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A months-long famine in Papua Highlands province's Yahukimo regency has killed at least 23 residents, forcing the government to scramble to provide disaster relie

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – In an effort to encourage domestic production, the Agriculture Ministry plans to reduce garlic imports next year by roughly 40 percent.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The National Food Agency (Bapanas) responded to the maladministration findings from the Ombudsman regarding garlic imports.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Nearly half of oil palm plantations in Indonesia's Riau province, the heartland of the commodity's production, is illegal, according to a new report.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Indonesia needed to import another 1.5 million tonnes of rice to anticipate a poor harvest due to the El Nino weather

Daniel A. Fajri, Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will resume the development of the Food Estate in Merauke, Papua.

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Magang Kji, Jakarta – Presidential contender of the Indonesia Onward Coalition, Prabowo Subianto, asserted that Indonesia must achieve self-sufficiency in the food, energy, and water se

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The head of the advocacy department at the Palm Oil Farmers Union (SPKS) Marselinus Andy criticized the government's plan of bleaching or pardoning the 3.3

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The government, in an attempt to rein in rising rice prices, has employed various instruments such as social assistance (Bansos) programs and market opera

Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a large increase in rice imports in the first eight months this year compared to the same period last year, the statistics agency said Friday, as Southeast

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Monday said Indonesia has sufficient rice stock at home, seeking to allay concerns about supplies as prices of the staple hit multi-year highs due to

Jakarta – Soaring food prices have become more concerning and for rice, it is alarming.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – When a friend asked her to do pro-bono legal work for farming communities in a number of villages across Indonesia, lawyer Helianti Hilman, who loves to travel,

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia has received a nod from the Cambodian government for the supply of 250,000 tons of rice a year, President Joko Widodo said on Monday.

Karawang, Indonesia – Some rice plants with empty husks stand among the crop on Indonesian farmer Akma Rangga's fields in West Java, which has received barely any rain since April, and

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo reported on the effects of extreme drought caused by El Nino in Indonesia.

Jakarta – For what it's worth, the scathing attack against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's food estate program, from no less than the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), g

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti responded to the plummeting price of salt by recommending the government subsidize salt.

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Jakarta – The government says residents of Puncak regency, Central Papua, have returned to their normal activities following the distribution of tonnes of food aid to the area.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Mokhamad Suyamto, Director of Supply Chain and Public Services at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), said importing rice is crucial to meet the needs of t

Antara, Jakarta – The government planned to build food estate in Puncak District, Central Papua, in an effort to anticipate famine caused by drought and periodic frost phenomena in the

Tria Dianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's leader ordered the military Monday to escort food deliveries into the rebellious Papua region, where thousands face starvation amid extreme weather co

Tania Li and Pujo Semedi – Palm oil is found in half the products sold in supermarkets and in biofuels.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Researcher at Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) Mukhammad Faisol Amir said that the measures taken by the Indonesian government to combat the eff

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Coordinator of People's Coalition for Food Security (KRKP) Said Abdullah predicted the rice price in Indonesia will soar due to the extreme weather threats

Antara, Jakarta – Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Head Dwikorita Karnawati warned of a threat of crop failure in rain-fed agricultural land due to El Nino

Antara, Jakarta – Bulog Public Corporation, Indonesia's logistics bureau, said it secured 750,000 tonnes of Government Food Reserve rice stocks distributed across all Bulog warehouses i

Erwin Renaldi – The Indonesian government plans to import 1 million tonnes of rice from India in an "emergency" situation, despite Indonesia being one of the biggest rice producers in t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has urged palm oil producers to report how much land they own following cases of mismatched data and plantations illegally operating in fore

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Increased fertilizer costs and weather-hit crops are projected to cause a global shortage in coffee production this year, which will drive up prices, but Indon

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has agreed to import 1 million tonnes of rice from India in a move that it says is necessary to ensure a sufficient supply of the staple food amid

Between 2018 and 2022, rice production in Timor-Leste more than doubled, while the area devoted to the crop grew by almost 47%, according to unreleased government data seen by the Portu

Septia Ryanthie, Sukoharjo – Demand for domestic soybean seeds remains high to this day but has not been matched by sufficient soybean seed production, which was an issue that arose dur

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi said that the recent hike in egg prices was attributable to the increase in production costs.

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Edi Suhardi, Jakarta – As oil palm plantations can be a significant contributor to rural livelihoods in Indonesia, the government has been capitalizing on this commodity and strengtheni

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan explained that his visit to Beijing, China, was aimed at seeki

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – When the Indonesian government announced its food estate program in 2020, it envisioned the establishment of large-scale agricultural plantations across th

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in a press statement on Thursday elaborated on the government's reasoning behind the decision to import 2 million tons of rice

Jakarta – Given Indonesia's abundant production and surpluses of rice in the past few years, there should be no urgency in importing rice this year.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The National Food Agency (Bapanas) increased the Government Purchase Price (HPP) for grain and rice at the farmers' and mill levels.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Fertilizer prices have declined in recent months after a gradual hike since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Rahmad Pribadi, the president dir

Arlina Arshad, Batu – As a fine drizzle fell over Indonesia's apple-growing heartland, farmer Agus Ridwan inspected dozens of clusters of white and light-pink apple blossoms on the tree