date:Jul 07, 2014
the new government to work on striking the right balance between imports and locally grown produce, although obstacles remained.
Clear implementing regulations have yet to be issued and land acquisition and permitting remains a key stumbling block.
Indonesia was once self-sufficient in rice and sugar, but like many other food crops, output has gradually fallen due to competition for farmland from either cash crops like palm oil or for housing as the population booms.
Early last year, the agri