Critical Indonesian thinkers reflect on a simple question: What are the most important policy problems in rural Indonesia, and what can researchers do about them?
Hari Tani Nasional: A forum hosted by the ANU Indonesia Institute
What are the most important policy problems facing rural Indonesia, and what can researchers do about them?
The price for maintaining Indonesia’s palm oil industry hegemony
Facing the cooking oil crisis seriously means untangling the complex web that maintains the hegemony of palm oil oligarchy.
Palm Oil: the Grease of Empire by Max Haiven (review)
How can one come to understand palm oil as always both local and global, without offering primacy to one and diminishing the other?
Simultaneous street art campaign for cage-free farms in 7 major Indonesian cities
Success is also closely linked to the public support of consumers who care about animal welfare and demand better standards.
Fragrant Frontier: The editors’ account
...a borderland–frontier in a state of flux, where social and environmental trajectories are diverse, dynamic, and consequential...
Food availability, Indonesia’s commodity balance and the trap of Malthusian Optimism
A recent research paper casts doubt on the government’s ability to accurately determine available supplies.
Perspectives on the Past at New Mandala
Welcoming the University of Sydney's Southeast Asian history bloggers to New Mandala.