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)  

Published Date: November 16, 2023