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04 April 2019
Jakarta, 4th April 2019. Innovation, access to rural credit – particularly for women – and improvements to rural social protection programmes are important tools to help family farmers in Southeast Asia improve their livelihoods and become more food secure, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said...
02 April 2019
Number of children in Indonesia suffering from malnutrition has been reduced, while many countries in the region risk missing the SDG2 Zero Hunger target. In the fourth year of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Indonesia has made tremendous progress in the fight against hunger, with recent statistics showing positive...
21 March 2019
As the world population climbs to 8.5 billion by 2030, the role of forests becomes more important than ever. Forests help to keep air, soil, and water healthy to make people happier and more prosperous. They have a vital role to play in some of the biggest challenges we face...
06 March 2019
The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and government agencies from seven provinces have agreed a plan to improve the management of the Indonesian Seas Large Marine Ecosystem (ISLME), with the support of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The provinces are Banten, West Java, Central...
21 February 2019
Pontianak, The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched a programme to assist smallholder farmers in West Kalimantan to adopt organic methods for rice production. The programme is part of the Government’s plan to create “1,000 Organic Villages”. The...