Jakarta, July 3 -- The government has distributed 4.77 million tonnes of subsidized fertilizer nationwide as of June 26, 2026, representing 48.5 percent of this year's allocation of 9.84 million tonnes, Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan reported.

Despite the positive trend, he reaffirmed the government's commitment to strengthening coordination and improving the management of subsidized fertilizer to ensure targeted distribution and boost cultivation yields.

"Fertilizer must be available ahead of a planting season to ensure unhindered cultivation processes and maintain agricultural productivity," Hasan noted in a statement received in Jakarta on Friday.

The minister then pointed to Presidential Regulation No. 13 of ...