Drought in Indonesia as farmers forced to rent water pumps
August 13th, 2012 by
Arief Priyono
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Farm workers pictured weeding a rice paddy field in Nganjuk, East Java. Water pumps are needed to irrigate these fields following a shortage of water.
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Farmers drain water wells with pumps to irrigate their fields in Nganjuk, East Java. Farmers have to rent pump machines costing Rp 20,000 per day and buy fuel at Rp 80,000 per day in order that their rice fields don't dry up.
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Farmers drain water wells with pumps to irrigate the fields in Nganjuk, East Java. Farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields during the dry season.
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Farmers drain water wells with pumps to irrigate the fields in Nganjuk, East Java. Farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields during the dry season.
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A farmer drains a water well with a pump to irrigate his fields in Nganjuk, East Java.
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Farmers drain water wells with pumps to irrigate the fields in Nganjuk, East Java. Farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields during the dry season.
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Farmers drain water wells with pumps to irrigate the fields in Nganjuk, East Java. Farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields during the dry season.
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Farmers drain water wells with pumps to irrigate the fields in Nganjuk, East Java. Farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields during the dry season.
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Farmers drain water wells with pumps to irrigate the fields in Nganjuk, East Java. Farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields during the dry season.
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Farmers drain water wells with pumps to irrigate the fields in Nganjuk, East Java. Farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields during the dry season.
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Farm workers weeding a rice paddy field in Nganjuk, East Java. Water pumps are needed to irrigate these fields following a shortage of water.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm workers weeding a rice paddy field in Nganjuk, East Java. Water pumps are needed to irrigate these fields following a shortage of water.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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Farm worker weeding weeds in a rice paddy in Nganjuk, East Java. During the dry season farmers farmers have to rent a pump machine Rp 20,000 per day and have to buy fuel to Rp 80,000 per day in order not to dry their fields.
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A farm worker weeding a rice paddy field in Nganjuk, East Java. Water pumps are needed to irrigate these fields following a shortage of water.
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Some farmers are being forced to rent water pumps as the Ministry of Agriculture estimates dry rice fields in Indonesia from January-July 2012 reached 53,320 hectares. A total of 1358 hectares of land have reportedly seen crop failure.
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