JAKARTA. The El Nino weather pattern, known to trigger an extension to the dry season, is reported to have had limited impact on Indonesia's rice production. The nation’s harvest area and rice productivity per hectare increased by 2.31 percent and 3.97 percent respectively last year. According to a preliminary Central Statistics Agency (BPS) report, rice production in Indonesia reached 75.36 million tons last year, an increase of 4.51 million tons or 6.37 percent from the 70.85 million tons reported during the 2014 harvest. "The productivity of rice crops increased by 2.04 quintal per hectare or 3.97 percent compared to that of in 2014," BPS head Suryamin announced during a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Rice farmers in Indonesia dodge El Nino
JAKARTA. The El Nino weather pattern, known to trigger an extension to the dry season, is reported to have had limited impact on Indonesia's rice production. The nation’s harvest area and rice productivity per hectare increased by 2.31 percent and 3.97 percent respectively last year. According to a preliminary Central Statistics Agency (BPS) report, rice production in Indonesia reached 75.36 million tons last year, an increase of 4.51 million tons or 6.37 percent from the 70.85 million tons reported during the 2014 harvest. "The productivity of rice crops increased by 2.04 quintal per hectare or 3.97 percent compared to that of in 2014," BPS head Suryamin announced during a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday.