Minister Of Agriculture Syahrul Make Sure Not To Reduce Subsidized Pupuk Allocations To Farmers

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JAKARTA - Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo ensures that it does not reduce the allocation of subsidized fertilizers to farmers in order to increase crop production. Yasin Limpo in Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, Monday, October 3, said that currently, the government is sharpening priorities. "Currently, the price of fertilizer in the world is rising. Therefore, we make sure there is no subsidized fertilizer reduction, namely nine million tons," Yasin Limpo said on the sidelines of the onion harvest in Bulak Srikyangan, Kulon Progo, DIY, as reported by Antara. Chairman of the Sido Rukun Farmers Association (Gapoktan) in Kulon Progo Senica said that while planting shallots, the obstacles faced by farmers, namely seed prices and shallot saprodies, were very expensive. In addition, it is difficult to find workers during the planting season, not yet having adequate farmer business roads to pest attacks. He really hopes that there will be assistance in accelerating the construction of farmer business roads to facilitate farmer activities in planting shallots. "We also hope that it will be easier to get subsidized fertilizers," he said. Head of the DIY Agriculture and Food Security Service, Sugeng Purwanto, said that every 1,000 square meters of shallot land requires SP36 117 kilograms of fertilizer, Urea 26 kilograms, NPK 16 20 kilograms, KCL 20 kilograms, Grower 35 kilograms, Nitrate 14 kilograms, and KN03 four kilograms. "For this reason, we ask farmers to make a Definitive Plan for Group Needs (RDKK) for subsidized fertilizers, so that every time they plant, there is no shortage or difficulty getting subsidized fertilizers," he said. Sugeng said the issue of the availability of fertilizer at the kiosk level was the authority of the Trade Office. However, his party will communicate with the office in charge. "Every time there is a problem with subsidized fertilizer scarcity, we are looking for it. Even though we are only preparing a Definitive Plan for Group Needs (RDK) and a Definitive Plan for Farmers Groups (RDK)," he said.