And there are concerns that the thriving trade could pose a public health risk, and potentially the next global pandemic.
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Indonesia has paused exports from four Australian facilities after cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD) were detected in animals from Australia.
The new Indonesia-Australia Grains Value Chain Leadership Program is bringing 25 future leaders of the Indonesian grains industry to Australia to expand their business networks and develop their understanding and knowledge of the grains value chains in Indonesia and Australia.
Modern Indonesian cuisine blends ingredients and cooking styles from around the vast country, or puts a local spin on Western dishes.
A robust domestic salt industry may be the recipe for Indonesia to cut its trade deficit with Australia, according to an expert.
A British herd manager is overseeing the strategic expansion of a 1,900-cow farm in Indonesia, adding two new barns with close to 1,000 cow spaces and a 90-point rotary this year.
The Indonesian seaweed industry is at a crossroads. The implementation of the national roadmap outlined in Presidential Decree 33-2019 has reached its final stage and the Indonesian government has to decide if this national approach continues.
The Nusantara Fund aims to provide millions of dollars directly to Indigenous and local communities in Indonesia to improve livelihoods and tackle climate change and nature loss.
Indonesian fishermen using traditional fishing methods can operate in the area of Australian waters around the Timor Sea, known as the MoU Box. However, it is not without its own problems.
Sweet opportunities for the Indonesian premium chocolate industry abound under a new partnership between Jakarta-based fine chocolate manufacturer Pipiltin Cocoa and Katalis, a business development program backed by the Australian and Indonesian governments.
When the Indonesian government announced its food estate program in 2020, it envisioned the establishment of large-scale agricultural plantations across the country.
Eggs from Indonesia will soon occupy local supermarket shelves after the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) approved the import of eggs from the country to the Republic on Monday.
Mr Agus, who has been growing apples for two decades on the volcanic slopes of Sumbergondo village in East Java province’s Batu city, has good reason to worry.
The Governor of South Sulawesi, Andi Sudirman Sulaiman, has used a roundtable event in Melbourne to highlight infrastructure and education. The Read more
Women can be the drivers of change in their local communities and lead the implementation of new sustainability and development initiatives according to a new study.
The lead researchers for the Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research (PAIR) seaweed project have presented their findings to senior officials in three Indonesian government departments.
