Beware the Food Crisis

World food prices are in danger of rising drastically as a consequence of natural disasters and a hard dry spell in Russia. The immediate effects will be felt after the Ramadan feast. What steps is our Minister of Trade taking to counter this?

August 25, 2010

CHAIRMAN of the Association of Indonesian Flour Producers, Franciscus Welirang, and Chairman of the Indonesian Sugar and Flour Producers Association, Natsir Mansyur, were hurrying to reach the fourth floor of the A.A. Maramis Building at the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for the Economy at noon on Wednesday two weeks ago. They wanted to attend the meeting with the Minister of Trade, Mari Elka Pangestu and a number of other government officials

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