Politics · Indonesia · 5 hrs ago
Indonesia to Distribute Subsidized Fertilizer Through Village Cooperatives
About 8,000 village cooperatives began operating across Indonesia on Thursday, October 15.
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman told state fertilizer company Pupuk Indonesia to make subsidized fertilizer available through them.
The plan is to send fertilizer directly from factories to cooperatives and farmers, rather than relying on a longer supply chain.
The cooperatives may also buy farmers’ harvests, including rice and soybeans, before sending the goods to state logistics company Bulog.
The government says this shorter route should make fertilizer easier for farmers to obtain.
Around 29,000 cooperatives are ready toward a target of 35,000 by the end of the year, with 8,000 being prioritized for supplies.
Officials will monitor operations for a month and work to address problems, while the cooperatives are gradually stocked with subsidized goods such as fertilizer, rice, cooking oil and LPG.
Indonesia’s agriculture minister ordered subsidized fertilizer to be distributed through Merah Putih village cooperatives that began operating on October 15.
The government says the cooperatives will shorten the supply chain by linking fertilizer producers directly with farmers.
The cooperatives may also buy farmers’ harvests, including rice and soybeans, before sending the crops to Bulog.
About 8,000 cooperatives are the initial focus for stocking goods, while the government’s moderate target is 35,000 by the end of the year.
- Who
- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman ordered the distribution. PT Pupuk Indonesia is to oversee it.
- What
- Subsidized fertilizer is to be distributed through Merah Putih village cooperatives.
- When
- The cooperatives began operating on October 15. The minister said distribution could begin as they started operating.
- Where
- Across Indonesia, through the village cooperatives.
- Why
- To shorten the supply chain and make subsidized fertilizer easier for farmers to obtain.
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Coordinating Food Minister Zulkifli Hasan said 8,000 cooperatives would be the first focus for monitoring and stocking.
Merah Putih village cooperatives began operating simultaneously.
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman ordered PT Pupuk Indonesia to oversee subsidized fertilizer distribution through the cooperatives.
- Initial focus
- 8,000 cooperatives
- Moderate target
- 35,000 cooperatives by the end of the year
- Ready units
- About 29,000
- Oversight
- PT Pupuk Indonesia
- Other subsidized goods
- Sugar, cooking oil, LPG and Bulog SPHP rice
What people are saying
From the factory directly to the cooperatives, from the cooperatives directly to the farmers.
Serve the people; we are servants of the people at any time, within the authority of each of us. Do not let the people go it alone.