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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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

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

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

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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

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.

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.