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isky when the crop is planted late. Farmers are usually bound by tradition, and theyplant their rice crops as the rainy season begins in a normal year.Effects of El Niño on rice harvest areaBecause the water supply totally depends on rainfall, the climate has a very strongeffect on the rice harvest in rainfed lowland areas. Rainfed rice in West Java is usuallyplanted at the beginning of the rainy season from September to November and isharvested from January to April. The harvested rice area of West Java (Fig. 3) from1989 to 1996 indicates that rainfed areas in Lebak and Pandeglang districts sufferedmost during El Niño of 1991 and 1994. The harvested rice area of the first crop decreasedmarkedly from the normal year of 1990 to El Niño of 1991. In El Niño of1994, although the decrease in harvested area was not as high as in 1991, the droughtalso affected the harvested area in 1995. Although the harvested area of the first cropdecreased again in 1995, the total harvested area in 1995 increased significantly.Harvested area (× 1,000 ha)160Lebak and Pandeglang14012010080TotalFirst crop60Harvested area (× 1,000 ha)3003,0002,0001,00001,600West Java250200Grobogan, Blora, Pati,and Rembang1,4001,2001,000Central Java15080010060089 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96Year (19..)Fig. 3. Effect of climate on harvested rice areas in West and CentralJava.150 Amien and Las

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