#drought

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Rice stock must be adequate until harvest season: researcher

Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) researcher Assyifa Szami Ilman said the government must assure that rice ...

15 villages in Karawang affected by prolonged drought

Fifteen villages in three sub-districts in Karawang District, West Java Province, have been affected by severe dry ...

News Focus -Floods strike Sumatra as rainy season begins

Rainy season has begun in some parts of Indonesia, particularly on Sumatra Island, but the dry season has continued in ...

Prolonged drought triggers wildfires on mountains in Java

Some parts of Indonesia`s regions have entered the rainy season, while several others, such as Java and Nusa Tenggara ...

Agriculture ministry encourages farmers to accelerate rice planting period

Ministry of Agriculture encourages farmers to accelerate the rice planting period, said the Person in Charge of ...

IMF-WB - East Asian economy faces five challenges

The East Asian economic progress is facing five challenges -- poverty, disparities, good governance, climate change ...

Drought hits 11 districts in East Nusa Tenggara

A total of 11 districts in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have been hit by severe dry season, a local official stated. No ...

Agency makes preparations for transition from dry to rainy season

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Willem Rampangilei claimed his agency had taken precautionary ...

News Feature - Optimizing sago to achieve food security

Sago has been a staple food in numerous parts of Indonesia for centuries, and for its importance, sago is also known ...

Wildfires raze part of Mount Ciremai and Mount Slamet forest areas

Wildfires have razed parts of the forest areas on Mount Ciremai, located in Kuningan, West Java Province, and Mount ...

Ministry detects over three thousand hotspots across country

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) had until early this month detected over three thousand hotspots ...

Wildfire razes part of Mt Sadran forest area

A forest area located on the slope of Mount Sadran in Broto Village, Slahung Sub-district, Ponorogo District, East ...

Satellites detected 801 hotspots across Indonesia: BNPB

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected a total of 801 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, across ...

Haze shrouds Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan

Haze from forest fires has shrouded Banjarmasin City, the capital of South Kalimantan Province, on Monday ...

30 villages in Ngawi face water crisis due to prolonged drought

Thirty villages located in eight sub-districts in Ngawi District, East Java Province, face water shortage due to the ...