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Optimistic Indonesia will not import rice in 2025: minister.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, said he is optimistic that with domestic rice production projected to reach up to 34 million tons, Indonesia will not need to import rice this year. “We believe, we are optimistic, this year, we will not import rice anymore,” he said at the CNBC Indonesia Economic […]

Indonesia’s rice stock stable amid global food crises.

By Vietnam News Agency. Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman has emphasized Indonesia’s stable rice stock as a model of resilience amid food crises affecting the region. Indonesia will not face a situation where people have to queue for rice, as seen in the Philippines, or panic-buy, as in Malaysia and Japan, Sulaiman said on […]

Indonesia’s rice stock stability exemplary amid global food crises

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman highlighted Indonesia’s rice stock stability as exemplary in the wake of the food crises reported in neighboring countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia. “We will not let (a situation arise wherein) the people (have to) queue up for rice, as has occurred in the Philippines, or […]

Indonesia’s Plan to Stop Rice Import Won’t Last Long, Vietnam Says.

Jayanty Nada Shofa. Jakarta. A diplomat representing major rice supplier Vietnam recently responded to Indonesia’s plan to stop the import of its staple food, saying that Jakarta might eventually change its mind. Indonesia wants to stop importing rice this year. The country mainly imports rice from fellow ASEAN countries, particularly Vietnam. Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia […]

MoU between India & Indonesia on Non-Basmati White Rice Trade.

Utkarsh Classes. The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Union Ministry of Cooperation and the Ministry of Trade of Indonesia. The approval was given in a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Terms of the MoU The export of rice is […]

Agriculture Minister: Rice Production in January-March 2025 Increased by 50 Percent.

Reporter: Aisha Shaidra TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said rice production in January-March 2025 is predicted to increase by 50 percent. Amran said that the data was obtained from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), which said that in January 2025 it rose 50 percent compared to last year and was predicted to rise 49 […]

Indonesia prioritizes domestic rice absorption for self-sufficiency.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Agriculture Deputy Minister Sudaryono emphasized the need for state-run logistics company Bulog to focus on purchasing rice produced by domestic farmers to meet the food self-sufficiency goal set for 2027 by President Prabowo Subianto. In his office’s statement cited here on Monday, Sudaryono underlined that the government had set a target for […]

Indonesia sets focus on key provinces to achieve rice self-sufficiency by 2025.

Julian Isaac Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, reveals that West, Central, and East Java are key provinces in achieving the government’s target of rice self-sufficiency in 2025, with around 60 percent of national rice production originating from these three locations. The Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs cited that the total primary to tertiary irrigation network […]

Indian Cabinet nod for 1 mt white rice export to Indonesia, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan. 

National Cooperative Export Ltd to sign the government-to-government deal with Bulog. By Prabhudatta Mishra. The Indian Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to export of 1 million tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Indonesia through the National Cooperative Export Ltd (NCEL). Announcing the decision, Union Agriculture Minister Shivaraj Singh Chouhan said an agreement will be […]