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Salt farmers in Indonesia reap dividends amid El Nino-triggered drought

Updated: 2026-09-14 09:39
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Dried grass on a cracked paddy field during an El Nino-driven drought in West Java, Indonesia, on July 30. [Photo/Agencies]

He said that, with dry conditions expected to persist through October, the region is likely to record a bumper salt harvest.

Cirebon's sprawling salt fields, spread over 1,400 hectares, represent only a fraction of the 10 salt-producing regions of Indonesia, which has 17,000 islands, and plenty of coastline.

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