Pupuk Indonesia supplies 6.6mn t subsidised fertilizers

: Fertilizers
24/12/02

State-owned Pupuk Indonesia has distributed about 6.6mn t of subsidised fertilizers to registered domestic farmers as of late November.

This is around 87.7pc of the total contract volume of 7.54mn t with the Ministry of Agriculture, according to Pupuk on 2 December. The distributed volumes consists of 3.36mn t of urea, 3.21mn t of NPK fertilizers, and 38,400t of Pupuk's Petroganik organic fertilizers.

The recent allocations of subsidised fertilizers aim to help domestic farmers maximise crop productivity during the seasonal crop application period from October to March.

Farmers that are members of a farmers' group, individually registered with the Agricultural Extension Management Information System (SIMLUHTAN), and farm no more than two hectares of land are eligible to receive the subsidised fertilizers. The allocation of subsidized fertilizers is also limited to farmers who cultivate nine strategic crops: rice, corn, soybeans, chilli, onions, garlic, coffee, sugarcane, and cocoa.

The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture increased Pupuk Indonesia's 2024 subsidised fertilizer allocation volumes to 9.5mn t in April. This aimed to boost domestic agricultural productivity and support national food security efforts. Pupuk Indonesia is likely to continue increasing its production and distribution of subsidised fertilizers for the domestic sector next year, in line with the Indonesian government's plan to launch a program to develop around 3mn hectares of new rice fields.

By Dinise Chng

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