Sigi, C Sulawesi, July 4 -- Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan participated in the distribution of agricultural aid to farmers in Central Sulawesi, symbolically handing out 1.5 tonnes each of NPK and urea fertilizer.

"This fertilizer assistance represents the government's support for efforts to boost agricultural productivity in Central Sulawesi," he remarked during a farmers' gathering in Sigi District on Saturday.

President Prabowo Subianto, he said, has instructed government officials to put greater effort into welfare improvement by ensuring optimal implementation of all strategic programs related to crop cultivation and food security.

Hasan noted that the directive had been translated into a range of farmer-orie...