Apple farmer Agus Ridwan says climate change has been wreaking havoc on apple harvests at his 0.4ha orchard in Sumbergondo village in Batu city, East Java. - ST
BATU, Indonesia (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): As a fine drizzle fell over Indonesia’s apple-growing heartland, farmer Agus Ridwan inspected dozens of clusters of white and light-pink apple blossoms on the tree branches, and smiled brightly.
“They look okay today. I just hope the rain doesn’t get any heavier, or worse, turn stormy. That will surely ruin the flowers – and all my hard work,” the 47-year-old said.
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