Excessive Rain may Impact Agriculture

Excessively rainy weather conditions can negatively impact agricultural production. Anticipatory actions and early warnings are needed for areas prone to flooding.

KOMPAS/FERGANATA INDRA RIATMOKO

Farmers save their harvested rice from flooding in the Sub-district of Need, Purworejo, Central Java, Wednesday (16/3/2022). Heavy rains caused at least 19 villages in 11 sub-districts in Purworejo Regency to be flooded. Some residents were forced to evacuate and the flood also caused some rice fields to fail.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Increasing rainfall in Indonesia this year need to be mitigated to reduce disaster risks. The agriculture sector, especially food crops, are amongst those that are most vulnerable.

Meanwhile, floods still occur in several parts of the country, caused by either overflowing river water or tidal flooding.