Xinhua news agency reported from Jakarta. Indonesia on April 7 that President Joko Widodo, Indonesian leader Announcing a plan to import 2 million tonnes of rice by the end of this year. to cope with drought that tends to arise from the El Niño phenomenon
This rice import will be for Maintaining the reserves of the national logistics agency and stabilizing rice prices in the domestic market. due to the El Niño phenomenon As a result, the drought is protracted and affects on the planting and harvesting of rice
Arif Prasetyo, director of Indonesia’s National Food Agency, said the plan to import rice in the initial phase would be 500,000 tonnes, while the rice harvest will take place between March and May this year. is important, but the estimated quantity Not enough to meet the needs of the population in the country. which has more than 270 million people
Indonesia imported about 400,000 tonnes of rice in 2021 and about 320,000 tonnes in 2022.
Info: XINHUA
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