Indonesia’s national dish of nasi goreng, or fried rice, has become a lot cheaper these days as the nation’s two big ride-hailing apps wage a price war on everyday groceries.
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Agriculture experts see the rare commodity of damar as something bigger; as a sort of anti-palm oil — a model to combat deforestation and climate change.
Irrigation significantly exacerbated the earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in 2018.
Coca-Cola Amatil has opened a US$24m high-tech bottling line in Indonesia that produces lightweight plastic bottles coated with a thin layer of glass for durability.
DENSO and GMS aim to build a cold chain logistics network to deliver fresh food and other products to commercial facilities and households in Indonesia.
“We’re facing the same problem — old trees and old farmers… They can’t do the same work as when they were younger. Their productivity is low.”
Initiated by the Australian Government in 2013, the program is expected to run until 2023 and will provide training in reproductive management, nutrition and cattle health.
“We are only scratching the surface … in this part of the world,” said Gojek’s chief food officer. “We truly believe that this is a big opportunity.”
Indonesian coffee consumption rose 26% in the five years to 2018, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture. But the market has a large gap between the lower-end instant coffee…
Traditionally, Indonesians prefer to buy freshly-slaughtered meat from the ‘wet market’. However, a growing number of ‘mumpreneurs’ are bypassing traditional supply chains for meat by…
Inspired by their love of football, ITB students developed a robot weed exterminator called Robograss. The robot can be operated remotely using Wi-Fi, and doesn’t damage the grass unlike other methods.
Jakarta Food, Marine, and Agriculture Security Agency (KPKP) will build urban farms, in every mayor’s office building.
Nugroho Hari Wibowo, an alumnus from Engineering Physics of ITB, develops a smart irrigation system which water plants according to its needs (precision farming). He develops the innovation with nine other core members of…
New data from consulting company Kantar shows that Indomie has been a top favourite among Indonesia’s city-slickers for seven years running. The Read more
Indonesian farmers are set to be more efficient and make more profits, as the government rolls out a specialised agricultural training program Read more
In line with Making Indonesia 4.0, the Ministry of Communication and Information have sought to support small businesses in Indonesia in answering Read more
