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Economy 1 year ago

India faces warmer February, winter crops at risk

Maximum and minimum temperatures in most parts of the country will be above-average in the month, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the India Meteorological Department, told a virtual news conference.

Archipelago 2 years ago

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Rice fields in West Java suffer crop failure after flood and landslide

West Java reported that 874 hectares of rice fields suffered from crop failure due to extreme weather, which resulted in landslides, droughts and floods in the latest planting season.

Markets 2 years ago

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Rice prices begin to fall as KPPU probes cartel practice among traders

The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has formed a special team to investigate the surge in rice prices, including looking for evidence of potential cartel behavior among rice traders.

Presidential Race 2 years ago

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Muhaimin promises safety net program to help mitigate crop loss

Vice presidential candidates Muhaimin and Mahfud turned up the heat on food security at Sunday's debate, when they slammed the Jokowi government's food estate program.

Academia 2 years ago

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Mandatory insurance program is urgently needed in Indonesia

Several regions in Indonesia have developed initiatives to protect the people’s loss, such as farmers from potential losses due to crop failure.

Economy 3 years ago

Food shock: Crop-battering disasters highlight climate threat

Rolling crises linked to war, weather disasters and the pandemic have shaken global food systems and tipped millions into hunger and poverty.

Archipelago 3 years ago

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In East Java, climate change takes a bite out of apple crops

It is officially the start of the dry season in East Java province, but non-stop rains have caused havoc for thousands of apple growers like Akhbar again this year - upsetting the flowering season, damaging blossoms and shrinking harvests.

City 5 years ago

Over 50,000 people in Bogor affected by drought

As many as 54,194 people have been affected by a drought in Bogor, West Java, the Bogor Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Bogor) has said.

National 6 years ago

Floods put West Java on brink of crop failure

If the floodwaters do not recede within the next three days, the farmers' rice crops will be ruined.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Army of 100,000 Chinese ducks on standby to combat locust swarms

A troop of special Chinese ducks is waiting to be deployed to neighboring Pakistan to fight a swarm of crop-eating pests that threaten regional food security.

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