Facing The Dry Season, BPBD NTT Urges Farmers To Plant Horticultural Crops That Don't Waste Water

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Farmers in East Nusa Tenggara Province must start saving on water use to deal with the threat of drought in the dry season. One way is to plant horticultural crops that do not waste water.

"Farmers have to start saving on water use," said Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) NTT Ambrosius Kodo, appealing to Antara, Thursday, May 5.

He said it was related to preparations for the dry season in NTT and the steps that farmers needed to take.

Ambrosius said the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had released that NTT was in a transition period from the rainy to dry season.

For this reason, efforts to anticipate the impact of drought in the form of the threat of drought need to be well prepared, especially for farmers to continue to produce agricultural crops.

"Farmers in the season zone, which has entered the dry season, should make the best use of water so that production activities can continue," he said.

Furthermore, Ambrosius also appealed to farmers to be aware of the potential for forest and land fires, especially when clearing or clearing land by burning grass or leaves.

In addition, the public should not throw cigarette butts carelessly which can trigger the emergence of uncontrolled hotspots and cause widespread fires.

Ambrosius invites all elements of society to make efforts to minimize the impact of the dry season so as not to cause big losses.

"The public is advised to remain careful and protect the environment to avoid forest and land fires," he said.