OtherIndonesia’s salt fields thrive amid El Niño-driven drought

Salt farmers in Indonesia’s West Java province are benefiting from a drought driven by El Niño and its intense heat. The dry conditions are helping them bring in stronger harvests from their salt fields. Crop farmers, however, are preparing for a longer and more difficult period caused by the same baking temperatures. The weather is therefore producing sharply different fortunes across local agriculture.

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RReuters★★☆☆☆2026-08-06 02:50Original