Reporter Baiti Wulandari TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia has been reeling with the discovery of adulterated rice among 212 brands out of 268 brands that have been tested by the government. According to Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman, the tests were done across 13 laboratories due to the “sensitive” nature of the situation. Rice is one […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has increased the target of domestic absorption of rice by state-owned logistics company Bulog for this year by 1 million tons. As per Presidential Instruction Number 6 of 2025, Bulog’s rice absorption target for 2025 was 3 million tons. This has now been increased to 4 million tons. “Throughout […]
Reporter: Annisa Febiola TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman said Indonesians suffer losses amounting to Rp99.35 trillion due to adulterated rice circulating in the markets. This was revealed by Amran during a working meeting with the House of Representatives’ Commission IV, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. “This is just in a year. […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – State logistics agency Bulog has intensified the distribution of rice under the Food Supply and Price Stabilization (SPHP) Program and secured cross-agency supervision to ensure it remains on target. Bulog’s director of operations and public services, Mokhamad Suyamto, said that the SPHP rice distribution is a part of the government’s efforts to […]
By: Salma The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in its latest Food Outlook Biannual Report on Global Food Markets in June 2025, projects that Indonesia’s rice production will reach 35.6 million tons during the 2025/2026 planting season. Responding to this prediction, Professor Subejo of the Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Gadjah Mada views this achievement […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has expressed its readiness to disburse rice aid to 18.27 million beneficiaries (PBP) across Indonesia as part of the government’s push to expand social assistance for low-income communities and check inflation. Director of operations and public services at Bulog, M. Suyamto, said that the aid will be […]
By Reuters HANOI, July 8 (Reuters) – Vietnam will soon sign an agreement with Indonesia to boost long-term rice shipments, the Vietnamese government said on Tuesday in a statement, after exports plunged in the first half of the year. The statement came hours after Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has announced that Indonesia will co-manage 20 thousand hectares of land with Palestine to grow rice and horticultural crops, and send the majority of the produce to the Middle Eastern nation. “We are preparing 10 to 20 thousand hectares of land for rice fields and horticulture,” Sulaiman […]
Antara Jakarta. Indonesia announced Monday that it would send 10,000 tons of rice to Palestine while also dedicating parts of its agricultural land to grow the food crop. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman symbolically handed over the aid to his Palestinian counterpart, Rezq Basheer-Salimia, in Jakarta. Shortly after the bilateral talks, Andi Amran said that […]
Reporter Alfitria Nefi P TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia’s Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman admitted that not all rice distributed by the Bulog (National Logistic Agency) has good quality. “Indeed, it’s not 100 percent good. On average, it’s 100,000 (tons) per year,” he said during a working meeting with Commission IV of the Indonesian House of […]
