#drought

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RI govt to speed up paddy planting amid drought

In spite of the drought, the government is ready to begin paddy planting this month, in an effort to cover this year`s ...

Bulog expected to conduct market operations in various regions

Due to a long drought that caused crop failures, State Logistics Agency (Bulog) is expected to conduct rice ...

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in E. Java facing crop failure

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in East Java province are facing crop failure due to the current dry season, an ...

news focus: No need to worry about this year`s drought

The current drought which had caused water crises and affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in the country is ...

Drought affected 95,391 hectares of rice fields in 2011 : Minister

Drought has affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in various regions in Indonesia from January to August this year ...

Bali to allocate 200 tons of rice to anticipate drought

The Bali provincial administration plans to allocate 200 tons of rice to anticipate a food shortage as a result of ...

Drought escalates to all districts in E Java

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has recorded that the drought in East Java has spread to 29 districts ...

Minister calls for greenhouse gas emission reduction to overcome drought

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta said reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the long-term efforts to ...

PMI to distribute water to drought-affected regions

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will distribute clean water to 15 drought-affected districts/cities in five ...

Turkish aid workers freed in Mogadishu

Somali authorities have released three Turkish aid workers they detained for delivering aid to drought victms in an ...

Enough food stocks for drought-affected people : Minister

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said he could assure people living in drought-affected ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

Clean water crisis affects 15 sub-districts in Sukabumi

Fifteen sub-districts in Sukabumi district, West Java, are running short of clean water during the dry season, a ...

Most Indonesian regions to enter rainy season in October: BMKG

Most Indonesian regions or 131 season zones, 38.3 percent of the country will enter the rainy season next month, ...

Almost 96,000 people facing food crisis

A serious food crisis threatens 95,973 people in NTT Province, an official said. "The total of 95,973 people ...