Despite this growth concerns remain of oversupply in the global market if India lifts its ban on the export of white rice Thailand’s rice exports surged in June, driven by Indonesia’s increased demand to maintain food security, the Thai Rice Exporters Association president Charoen Laothamatas said on Tuesday. According to the Trade Policy and Strategy […]
24 July 2024, Indonesia: In less than a year, the Layanan Konsultasi Padi (LKP) project has helped farmers gain an average income increase of $90 per hectare and yields ranging from 6.1 to 9.2 tons per hectare during the 2023 dry season, underscoring the importance of field-level implementation in enhancing Indonesian farmers’ rice farming practices […]
Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman stands at the edge of rice fields in Merauke District, South Papua, Wednesday (24/7/2024). ANTARA/HO-Humas Kementan Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Agriculture has developed a superior Cakrabuana Agritan rice variety in Merauke District, South Papua, to make the area a food basket for eastern Indonesia. “This variety is […]
A farmer works on a rice paddy field in central Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Photo by Reuters Vietnamese exporter Tan Long Group has refuted an allegation by an Indonesian civil society organization that it sold rice to that country at much higher than market prices. The People’s Democracy Study (SDR) recently complained to an Indonesian […]
Indonesia’s National Logistics Agency (Bulog) recently said it will prioritize domestically produced rice despite the planned imports of the staple food. Indonesia to prioritize domestic rice. Photo courtesy of Antara. According to the Jakarta Globe newspaper, Bulog’s head Bayu Krisnamurti said that the import will take place in phases while taking into account the country’s […]
Since Indonesia’s population keeps growing, nationwide demand for the grain only continues to rise. Local farmers cannot keep up, leaving the country dependent on imports to fill the gap between domestic supply and demand. Workers unload rice imported from Thailand on Sept. 6, 2023, at Ujung Baru seaport in Medan Belawan, North Sumatra. PHOTO: ANTARA/ […]
