Indonesia to prepare 500,000 hectares for rice crops amid El Nino phenomenon

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JAKARTA: The Indonesian government will prepare 500,000 hectares of agricultural land for rice production in anticipation of the long drought brought on by the El Nino climate phenomenon. According to a Presidential Secretariat's Press, Media and Information Bureau (BPMI) statement, Agriculture Minis

which kicked off in 2020, is expected to cover 770,000 hectares or more than 10 times the size of Singapore, according to Reuters. The project is aimed at curbing reliance on food imports.

"We have anticipated around 300,000 tonnes to 1,200,000 tonnes of rice production deficit,” said Mr Syahrul. Mr Syahrul reportedly said that until September 2023, the government will still have 2.7 million tonnes of rice stock. "Rice is a food whose participation rate is 100 per cent, from Sabang to Serui depends on rice," Mr Khudori, who goes by one name, was quoted as saying by Kompas.

 

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