Indonesia, Feb. 1 -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), on Thursday, participated in the distribution of food assistance in the form of the government's rice reserves to one thousand beneficiaries in Sukoharjo District, Central Java Province.

On the occasion, he also held a dialogue with the recipients of the food aid, telling them that the government will routinely provide each of them with 10 kilograms of rice per month up until June this year.

"Hence, each of you will receive 10 kilograms of rice aid in January, February, March, April, May, and June. It is possible to continue the assistance distribution for the following months, depending on the capacity of the APBN (State Budget)," he remarked.

Speaking at a warehouse of state-owned ...