Indonesia may import up to five million tonnes of rice until 2024, agriculture minister says
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Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said that Indonesia may need to import up to 5 million tonnes of rice by 2024, citing the impacts of the El Niño climate phenomenon on rice production.
“This year, Indonesia decided to import 3.5 million tonnes of rice and there’s a possibility that we could reach 5 million in 2024,” Amran said on Monday during a meeting with the House of Representatives Commission IV, which oversees agriculture, environment, fisheries and food security issues.
Amran said the 5 million tonnes was the total import from 3.5 million tonnes to be imported this year and an additional 2 million tonnes to be imported in 2024.
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