Fishery Sector Fertilizer Assistance Only 500 Tons Throughout 2023, KKP Asks For Legal Umbrellas

Pupuk (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) said that it has distributed 500 tons of non-subsidized fertilizer assistance to the cultivation fisheries sub-sector throughout 2023.

"We are trying to provide support for government assistance. However, the amount is not only 500 tons. We have distributed 1,000 groups," said Director General of Aquaculture Tb Haeru Rahayu during Commission IV DPR RI RDP with Echelon 1 Ministry of Agriculture, Director General of Fisheries Budi Daya KKP and President Director of PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Wednesday, June 19.

The man who is familiarly called Tebe said that the distribution of non-subsidized fertilizers had been carried out in a number of areas in the country, such as in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

For the island of Sumatra itself, KKP has distributed 30.5 tons of non-subsidized fertilizer assistance, namely in the Aceh region as much as 29.5 tons, Riau 0.5 tons and West Sumatra 0.5 tons.

Then for Java Island, KKP has distributed 396 tons of non-subsidized fertilizer assistance, namely in West Java as much as 10 tons, Central Java with a total of 44 tons and East Java with 342 tons.

Next for Kalimantan Island, there are 24.5 tons of non-subsidized fertilizer assistance that have been disbursed by the KKP, with 11.5 tons of coverage for South Kalimantan, 6.5 tons for East Kalimantan and 6.5 tons for Central Kalimantan.

As for Sulawesi Island, KKP has distributed 49 tons of non-subsidized fertilizer assistance, with 12.5 tons of West Nusa Tenggara, 11 tons of Southeast Sulawesi and 9.5 tons of West Sulawesi.

Furthermore, there are areas of Central Sulawesi with a total of 14.5 tons and Gorontalo as much as 1.5 tons.

"The distribution is still very small," said Tebe.

Therefore, Tebe hopes that through today's RDP, Commission IV of the DPR RI, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (Kemenko Perekonomian) and the Ministry of State Secretariat can immediately support the existence of a legal umbrella that includes the fertilizer category for traditional cultivators into the fertilizer subsidy program.

"Thus, subsidized fertilizer for fish cultivators can be re-allocated in the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN)," he added.