Indonesia Starts Cloud Seeding for Rice Crop Before Dry Season
Indonesia initiates cloud seeding to boost crucial rice crop amid looming dry season. The country, having imported record rice quantities last year due to dry weather, is taking proactive measures. With nearly a fifth of its territory already in the dry season, anticipated to peak in July and August, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency underscores the urgency. Cloud seeding aims to alleviate water scarcity and safeguard Indonesia’s vital agricultural sector.
Indonesia has started cloud seeding in an attempt to increase rainfall needed for its vital rice crop, after dry weather forced the country to import record amounts of the staple last year.
Nearly a fifth of the archipelago has already entered the dry season, which is expected to peak in July and August, according to the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency.
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