Water pump program helps tackle drought nationwide

Members of a farmers' group operate an irrigation water pump to supply water to drought-affected rice fields in Pekandangan, Indramayu District, West Java, on Monday (July 27, 2026). The Ministry of Agriculture has prepared 56,000 water pumps as part of a nationwide drought mitigation program to help safeguard food supplies amid the threat of drought and climate change. ANTARA FOTO/Dedi Suwidiantoro/YU/M052

Members of a farmers' group operate an irrigation water pump to supply water to drought-affected rice fields in Pekandangan, Indramayu District, West Java, on Monday (July 27, 2026). The Ministry of Agriculture has deployed 56,000 water pumps as part of a nationwide drought mitigation program to help safeguard food supplies amid the threats of drought and climate change. ANTARA FOTO/Dedi Suwidiantoro/YU/M052