Indonesia: 56 thousand hectares of land by Kuncoro Widyo Rumpoko
The Ministry of Agriculture records the total of drought-stricken land from January to August this year of 56,334 hectares so that 18,516 hectares of agricultural land failed to harvest. The drought spread in West Java, South Sulawesi, Aceh, and others.
Based on data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), it is predicted that the drought will continue until late October 2017. BMKG has released that most of Java is currently experiencing the peak of the dry season, and will enter the start of the rainy season in October-November 2017.
The start of the 2017/2018 rainy season in most areas is expected to begin late October-November 2017 in as many as 260 season zones or 76 percent and experience peak rainy season in December 2017-February 2018.
The Ministry of Agriculture records the total of drought-stricken land from January to August this year of 56,334 hectares so that 18,516 hectares of agricultural land failed to harvest. The drought spread in West Java, South Sulawesi, Aceh, and others.
Based on data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), it is predicted that the drought will continue until late October 2017. BMKG has released that most of Java is currently experiencing the peak of the dry season, and will enter the start of the rainy season in October-November 2017.
The start of the 2017/2018 rainy season in most areas is expected to begin late October-November 2017 in as many as 260 season zones or 76 percent and experience peak rainy season in December 2017-February 2018.
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