Crops in Indonesia generally showed average condition between April and July. The monitoring period covers the harvest of the main rice and rainfed maize crop, as well asthe growing of secondary rice. Compared with the recent average, rainfall and temperature were above average (RAIN, +15% and TEMP, +0.7°C), while the radiation values were about 3% below. The cropped arable land fraction (CALF) remained stable compared with previous years; and the average VCIx value is 0.72. Due to the favorable temperature and moisture conditions in this period, biomass increased 8% compared to the recent five-year average. According to the NDVI clusters, crop condition in most parts of the nation stayed average to slightly above average, except in Kalimantan Barat in the west of Kalimantan where NDVIwas relatively low from late January to March. National NDVI profiles also presents overall average NDVI since early July. Altogether, CropWatch estimates that normal yields can be expected for this season’s crops.

Figure3.15. Indonesia crop condition, April-July2016

(a)Crop condition development graph based on NDVI                              (b)Maximum VCI

(c)Spatial NDVI patterns compared to 5YA                                          (d)NDVI profiles