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self-sufficiency

Farmgate price hike deemed too little to boost sugar output, achieve self-sufficiency
Markets 2 years ago

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Farmgate price hike deemed too little to boost sugar output, achieve self-sufficiency

The National Food Agency has increased the farmgate price for sugar, but farmers say the hike is too small and experts believe it will not move the country closer to its goal of self-sufficiency in sugar output.
Tough call on rice
Editorial 3 years ago

Tough call on rice

At times, rice import is necessary to avert calamities such as a food crisis, speculator's intervention, a severe price hike or inflation and thinning Government Rice Reserves (CBP).
Drug self-sufficiency goals: How can policymakers plan better for the long-term
Academia 3 years ago

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Drug self-sufficiency goals: How can policymakers plan better for the long-term

The new public procurement policies that are currently in effect impose import substitution and will gradually squeeze international research-based companies out of the Indonesian market. 
Psst, we are self-sufficient in rice
Editorial 3 years ago

Psst, we are self-sufficient in rice

Per-capita consumption of rice has been declining in recent years, from 99.1 kilograms in 2016 to 94.4 kg in 2021, as people gradually diversify their diets.
Establishing Indonesia's defense posture amid global race
Academia 3 years ago

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Establishing Indonesia's defense posture amid global race

Modernizing Indonesia's defense industry toward self-sufficiency is necessary to determine the country's defense posture.
How to escape from the soybean import trap
Opinion 5 years ago

How to escape from the soybean import trap

Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that Indonesian soybean consumption averaged 3.2 million tons per year in the last five years, of which 2.67 million tons came from imports. 
Omnibus law stirs debate on defense industry self-sufficiency
National 5 years ago

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Omnibus law stirs debate on defense industry self-sufficiency

Private investors, both local and foreign, can now participate in the procurement of defense products.
Pandemic has silver lining for Iraq: food self-sufficiency
World 5 years ago

Pandemic has silver lining for Iraq: food self-sufficiency

Iraq, in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, shut its 32 border crossings to goods and people coming from Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in mid-March.That helped Iraq's agriculture ministry accelerate a campaign to make Iraqi food markets self-sustainable, after they had spent years relying on foreign imports for half of their supply.  
The politics of rice
Editorial 7 years ago

The politics of rice

It is the main food for the poor among 260 million Indonesians and in several other Southeast Asian countries.
Vehicle to empower farmers
Editorial 7 years ago

Vehicle to empower farmers

The modernization of farming technology cannot be avoided.
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