Farmers harvest paddy in Sukoharjo district of Central Java, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)
SUKOHARJO, Indonesia, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Rice harvest time has come once again for Indonesia's Central Java Province.
Indonesia typically has three rice growing periods or seasons: a single wet-season crop followed by two dry-season crops.
The extreme El Nino phenomenon in Indonesia has disrupted rice production in Southeast Asia's largest economy, which has resorted to imports to secure domestic stocks.
A prolonged drought resulting in lower rice production has also pushed the rice price to soar.
A farmer harvests paddy in Sukoharjo district of Central Java, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)
A farmer loads paddy into a sack during harvest time in Sukoharjo district of Central Java, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)
Farmers carry paddy during harvest time in Sukoharjo district of Central Java, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)
A farmer carries paddy during harvest time in Sukoharjo district of Central Java, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)
Farmers harvest rice in Sukoharjo district in Central Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)
A farmer harvests rice in Sukoharjo district in Central Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 15, 2023 shows a puddle on dry bed of a paddy field at Sirnajati village in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Edy Susanto/Xinhua) ■
