President Joko Widodo said El Nino will cause a protracted drought and affect the country's rice production.
Rice imports aim to keep the State Logistics Agency's stockpiles and stabilize domestic prices because El Nino will cause a protracted drought and affect the country's rice production, Widodo said after planting rice in East Java province.
Head of the National Food Agency, Arief Prasetyo, said the first batch of rice imports will be up to 500,000 tons and be sent as soon as feasible. The harvest of rice from March to May is a priority , Prasetyo added, but it is not enough to meet the needs of a population of over 270 million. The South-East Asian country imported about 400,000 tons of rice in 2021 and 320,000 tons in 2022, according to Statistics Indonesia. - Xinhua
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