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View all search resultsIn view of the digital transformation in agriculture and the increasing complexities of farming today, Indonesia needs to embrace a systems thinking approach to empower farmers by recognizing and growing their agency.
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.
The next government needs to aim for integrated, coherent policies to regulate the palm oil industry, especially in view of the mainstay commodity's declining production trend and the country's development and energy transition goals.
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.
As ASEAN sets out to mark a new era through its recently opened negotiations on the DEFA, agritech must be part of the core focus so smallholder farmers can both benefit from and contribute to a sector that is instrumental to the region's economies.
Indonesia’s presidential candidates clashed over national fertilizer shortages at Tuesday’s inaugural debate of the 2024 campaign, with the three trading blame and using the problem to highlight broader policy differences.
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