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Archipelago 1 month ago
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Crop failures threaten Indonesia as dry season drags on
A number of regions in Indonesia are suffering from crop failures, as the onslaught of the warming El Niño climate phenomenon intensifies and may extend the dry season through next year, with rice production already dropping in the last three months.
Regulations 11 months ago
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Policy gaps, crackdowns squeeze rice millers as prices soar
Perpadi and expert observers point out that many rice millers have been unable to sustain operations as their margins narrowed due to delayed interventions and sweeping crackdownsm compounded by the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) continuing to stockpile grain at higher prices.
Markets 1 year ago
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Govt rice reserve hits new record high of 3.5m tonnes: Ministry
Record-high yields in the first four months of the year has helped expand the national rice reserve from 1.7 million to 3.5 million tonnes, inadvertently leading to a shortage of storage facilities but also creating an export opportunity.
Regulations 1 year ago
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Budget cuts affect dams, irrigation; may derail food self sufficiency
Budget cuts led to a reduction in new irrigation networks planned to be built this year, from 10,000 hectares to 450 ha, as well as cuts in irrigation network rehabilitation from 45,000 ha to 16,000 ha and dam constructions from 16 new dams to only one dam this year.
Economy 1 year ago
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World Bank expects RI rice output to shrink by 2030
According to the World Bank's projection, the country's rice production could fall 0.72 percent in the next 10 years due to warming temperatures, pointing to a greater need for targeted measures to keep the staple food affordable.
Economy 2 years ago
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Can Indonesia rely less on rice? Culture and agriculture would have to change
Indonesians are eating too much rice to the point that nationwide production keeps falling short of demand. Many have proposed a diversification of local dietary habits, but rice consumption is deeply rooted in Indonesian culture, and switching to alternatives alone would not address structural problems in domestic farming.
Markets 2 years ago
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Rice production sharply down so far this year
Nationwide rice production is projected to be almost 2.5 million tonnes lower in the first half of this year than in the same period last year, sparking concern over full-year output as the dry season is right on the doorstep.
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