Commentary

Newsletter | When Calling for Food Import Bans, Indonesia Needs a Reality Check!

The Minister of Agriculture recently floated plans to limit restrictions on imports of soybeans. CIPS has been arguing the policy and econo

Newsletter | Despite the distance, Russia’s war will still resonate in Indonesia

Putin has waged war not only on Ukraine, but on democracy and the economic cooperation between countries that have enabled human progress.

Newsletter | Indonesia wants to “balance” cross-border trade. Really?

In April last year, the government presented Neraca Komoditas to determine how it sets quotas for imports and exports. Read more.

Opinion | Can the National Food Agency Strengthen Indonesia’s Food System Governance?

President Joko Widodo announced the creation of the National Food Agency. Read more about NFA in Indonesia.

Opinion | Climate Change and Food System Resilience

Extreme weather events are among the main direct threat to our food security, through their impact on agriculture.

Newsletter November 2021 | G20, A Golden Opportunity for Indonesia to Reform its Agriculture Sector

Indonesia will also chair the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting next year, one of the ministerial meetings organized as part of the G20.

Newsletter June 2021 | Let Indonesian Farmers Enter the World and Flourish

Read our June newsletter.

Newsletter April 2021 | Looking to Trade Policies for Solutions to Poverty Reduction

Read our latest newsletter on food prices in Ramadan and solutions to poverty reduction.

Newsletter | CIPS Celebrates Policy Changes Freeing up Indonesian Agriculture!

Read our highlights that we've picked form a law that has than 900 pages.