Rice farmers in Cokrokembang village, East Java province, suspect contamination from a nearby copper mine operated by PT Gemilang Limpah Internusa is to blame for recent crop failures. Water pollution ...

Java could lose up to six million tons of rice in 2014, unless something is done immediately to regulate and reduce pesticide use. Brown planthopper populations have exploded due to the overuse of ...

The Ministry of National Development Planning has encouraged young farmers to embrace modern agriculture through the adoption ...

Indramayu Regent Lucky Hakim (RIGHT) holding a non-venomous snake to be released in paddy fields to combat rat infestation. -- Photo credit: Indramayu Information Department. JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Bernama) ...

The labor-intensive rice harvesting practices of rural Java are commonly hailed as a system of equity and a prime example of "shared poverty." Closer examination, however, reveals a delicately ...

Trade Minister Budi Santoso conducted an unannounced inspection of staple commodity prices and availability at Wage Market in ...