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Indonesia to import 1.6 mln tons of rice due to delayed harvest
The harvest season should have been in March-April, but now it's pushed back to April, May, and June, resulting in reduced production.
Thu Feb 15 2024
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Indonesian island sees future in age-old horseback battle
The annual "pasola" - which comes from the word "spear" in a local tribal language - takes place over four weeks in February and March in western Sumba.
Sun Apr 06 2014