President Joko Widodo has issued directives for the maximum development of food estates in some areas as a means to increase agricultural productivity, Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo said on Tuesday. “Our land reserves in Kalimantan, in North Sumatra, in Papua, in Maluku must be part of our strategy and
Indonesian crude price averaged US$86.07 per barrel in September 2022, down US$8.10 compared to US$94.17 a month earlier. The average crude price in September was noted in the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister’s Decree No. 40.K/MG.03/DJM/2022 concerning the Indonesian crude price for September 2022, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry
The Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Ministry is continuing to push for the self-care and resilience of rural communities in dealing with disasters through the disbursement of village funds. “Disaster (mitigation) can be included in village fund spending,” director for harmonization of natural resources and environment utilization at the ministry,
The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has asked the residents of Purwakarta district, West Java, to contribute to efforts to reduce stunting to help achieve the 2024 zero stunting target. “Stunting prevention must be done together,” director of quality development for family planning services at BKKBN Martin Suanta said
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has expressed support for efforts to accelerate the transition from fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles, starting from motorcycles. The efforts are in line with the target of putting two million electric motorcycles on Indonesia’s roads by 2025. “The number of motorcycle users in Indonesia
The Indonesian Wave Surfing Association (PB PSOI) is holding the 2022 national championship on Pererenan Beach, Canggu, Bali, on October 4 and 5, 2022, to identify new wave surfing athletes. “This is the first national championship held under PSOI. The goal here is to get together, get to know each