Crop failures threaten Indonesia as dry season drags on
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Farmers across Java, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and parts of Sumatra island have suffered water shortages in recent weeks.
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JAKARTA – A number of regions in Indonesia are suffering crop failures as the onslaught of the warming El Nino climate phenomenon intensifies and may drag the dry season on until 2027, with rice production already dropping over the last three months.
In recent weeks, many farmers across Java, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and parts of Sumatra island have suffered water shortages, according to the Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI).
