Posts By TheJakartaPost
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65Rice News in EnglishGovt eyes 500,000 hectares for new rice fields to feed Nusantara
The Indonesian government plans to develop 500,000 hectares of new paddy fields in Central Kalimantan to support rice production for Nusantara Capital...
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63Sugar News in EnglishThe environmental and social risks of the Papua sugarcane megaproject
The Papua sugarcane megaproject, inaugurated by President Jokowi, involves a 2 million-hectare plantation integrated with bioethanol plants, a research center, seaport, and...
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75Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishRI misses its E5 bioethanol blending target by wide margin
The rollout of 5% bioethanol (E5) gasoline in Indonesia is significantly behind schedule, according to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. Challenges...
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136Rice News in EnglishRice production sharply down so far this year
At the HIPMI annual gathering, President Joko Widodo discussed rice supplies amid concerns over Indonesia's lagging rice production, which the National Food...
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96EnglishIndonesia needs to quadruple sugar output by 2030 for self-sufficiency, ethanol
Indonesia needs to increase its sugar production by almost 300 percent from the current amount by 2030 if the country wants to...
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105EnglishRice imports from India ‘close’ to happening: Trade Minister
Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has said Indonesia is close to securing rice shipments from India, despite the partial ban imposed by New Delhi....
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108EnglishIndonesia may import up to five million tonnes of rice until 2024, agriculture minister says
Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said that Indonesia may need to import up to 5 million tonnes of rice by 2024, citing the...
