#drought

Collection of drought news, found 774 news.

Water pumping program floats hopes of food security

Optimism is currently rife among farmers in Krendowahono village in Gondangrejo sub-district, Karanganyar district, ...

Agriculture Minister optimistic nation can anticipate food crisis

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said he is confident that Indonesia can anticipate the food crisis caused by ...

VP leads collective prayer for Indonesia during Independence Month

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, in the company of interfaith figures, presided over a collective prayer session during ...

CropLife Asia Champions Agricultural Innovation & Technology as Essential Tools in Combating Hunger & Food Insecurity in Asia

With the recent release of the United Nations (UN) 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) ...

Agriculture Minister optimistic Indonesia to be food-independent soon

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman expressed optimism that Indonesia would be able to realize food ...

Agriculture Ministry aims to distribute 70,000 water pumps by Sep

The Ministry of Agriculture is targeting to complete the distribution of 70 thousand water pumps to regions across ...

Agriculture Ministry develops climate change-adaptive rice varieties

The Ministry of Agriculture has developed a superior Cakrabuana Agritan rice variety in Merauke District, South Papua, ...

Drought hits East Java, NTT, and NTB: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that East Java, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), and West ...

Central Java: 30 regions declare emergency response status

At least 30 districts/cities in Central Java have declared emergency response status to prepare for potential drought ...

More regions targeted for forest fire control this year: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has said that the number of regions targeted for forest and land fire ...

Minister Hartarto forecasts drought, price volatility in S Sumatra

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has projected that drought and commodity price ...

Jenelata Dam boosts flood control and water security in Makassar: PUPR

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is building the Jenelata Dam in Gowa district, South Sulawesi, ...

Indonesia's Jan-May rice import reaches 2.2 million tons

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) stated that the government completed 2.2 million tons of rice imports between ...

Govt aims to provide direct assistance to farmers in 2026

The central government is targeting to implement the Direct Assistance for Farmers (BLP) program in 2026, according ...

Minister Karnavian urges regions to boost rice production

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has urged regional governments to raise rice production to bolster national food ...