Pupuk Indonesia Prepares 1.2 Million Tons to Welcome the 2024 Early Planting Season

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JAKARTA - PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) has prepared a stock of 1.2 million tons available in line III warehouses and is ready to be redeemed by registered farmers to welcome the planting season in early 2024.

“Our commitment is that fertilizer is available on time at frontline warehouses throughout Indonesia. "Not only is the quantity sufficient, we ensure that the type and quality are in accordance with agricultural needs in the area," said Pupuk Indonesia Corporate Secretary, Wijaya Laksana in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, December 14.

Wijaya explained that the total fertilizer stock consisted of 839,693 thousand tons of subsidized urea fertilizer stock and 424,692 tons of NPK. For farmers who do not have an allocation, the company also provides non-subsidized fertilizer stocks of 500,934 tonnes of non-subsidized urea fertilizer and 92,398 tonnes of non-subsidized NPK.

To simplify the process of redeeming subsidized fertilizer, Wijaya admitted that Pupuk Indonesia continues to innovate, including digitalization to speed up and streamline the farmer service process. One of them is through the implementation of the i-Pubers (Subsidized Fertilizer Integration) application which is currently available in 6 provinces. This application makes it easier for registered farmers to redeem subsidized fertilizer just by bringing their KTP.

"Through integration with the Ministry of Agriculture's e-allocation data and geo-tagging features, i-Pubers is the leading solution for ensuring accurate fertilizer distribution. "This digital innovation is not only efficient, but also helps us direct subsidized fertilizer to the right target, encouraging the growth of the agricultural sector with precision," he explained.

Not only that, accurate distribution of fertilizer stocks is also the focus of Pupuk Indonesia and its subsidiaries in the fertilizer industry in supporting agricultural sustainability throughout Indonesia.

The company, he said, through investment in technology and a superior logistics management system, ensures that fertilizer is available on time and according to the needs of each region. This step aims to minimize the risk of fertilizer shortages and ensure that agriculture can operate efficiently.

Pupuk Indonesia is also committed to continuing to innovate in improving the efficiency and sustainability of the agricultural sector. One of them is through a sustainable agricultural development program, namely Makmur (Let's Advance People's Business), which aims to educate and empower farmers to start switching to non-subsidized fertilizers to reduce dependence on subsidized fertilizers.

"We not only provide subsidized fertilizer, but also through education we assist farmers to start using non-subsidized fertilizer. By understanding the needs of plants, farmers become more independent in the use of fertilizer and together we increase the productivity of the agricultural sector towards a more sustainable future ," he said.