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Economy 1 year ago

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Soaring coffee bean prices grind local business owners’ profits

Coffee roasteries and café owners have decided to increase prices to cope with the rising bean prices and to preserve the taste.

Economy 1 year ago

As El Nino bites, Indonesians struggle with record-high rice prices

Even though dry weather fuelled by El Nino has led to a rice shortage and sent prices to record highs, the 52-year-old from the East Java town of Pasuruan was still shocked to see hundreds of likeminded residents already waiting patiently in line.

Society 1 year ago

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Indonesia braces for wildfires ahead of dry season

Authorities are gearing up for this year's fire season as a BMKG forecast shows the dry season starting next month in NTT, NTB and Bali, followed by the rest of the country between May and June.

Society 1 year ago

Dry season to be less severe this year, weather agency says

Last year's dry season was the most severe since 2019 due to an El Nino weather phenomenon that lasted longer than usual, bringing a drought that hurt crops and exacerbated forest fires.

Academia 1 year ago

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Foreseeing the potential economic growth risks for this year

The absence of specific policies to protect the middle-income group has caused the current rise in food prices to erode the purchasing power of that group, resulting in a decrease in their spending allocation for secondary and tertiary consumption.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024

February's average sea surface temperature surpassed the previous record of 20.98 C (69.77 F) set in August 2023, in a dataset that goes back to 1979.

Academia 1 year ago

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Growing rice as an intercrop in oil palm estates to secure food security

We see a big opportunity for paddy field expansion, which will be created by the recent government decision to increase the replanting of smallholders’ oil palm estates to 250,000 hectares a year.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Above-normal temperatures for March-May due to El Nino: UN

Though El Nino is now gradually weakening, its impact will continue over the coming months by fuelling the heat trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases, the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.

Markets 1 year ago

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Rice prices begin to fall as KPPU probes cartel practice among traders

The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has formed a special team to investigate the surge in rice prices, including looking for evidence of potential cartel behavior among rice traders.

Academia 2 years ago

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How Indonesia can overcome its rice import addiction

The greatest contributing factor is the yield gap between farmers on Java and farmers outside Java, so a national program on increasing rice productivity should focus on massive investment in agricultural technology to boost the capacity of farmers outside Java.

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PREMIUM Soaring coffee bean prices grind local business owners’ profits

As El Nino bites, Indonesians struggle with record-high rice prices

PREMIUM Indonesia braces for wildfires ahead of dry season

Dry season to be less severe this year, weather agency says

PREMIUM Foreseeing the potential economic growth risks for this year

Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024

PREMIUM Growing rice as an intercrop in oil palm estates to secure food security