Drop in Fertilizer Prices, a New Breath from the Palace to the Rice Fields Stability in the supply and price of fertilizer becomes the main key to food resilience Rep: Frederikus Bata/ Red: Intan Pratiwi

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- As the planting season of October 2025 – March 2026 approaches, a new hope is spreading among farmers in various regions. The government's policy to reduce the highest retail price (HET) of subsidized fertilizer by up to 20 percent has been enthusiastically welcomed by farmers. From Kampung Citapen, Sukaraharja Village, Cibeber District, Cianjur Regency, Jejen (31), described this policy as a breath of fresh air. According to him, cheaper fertilizer prices will be a stimulus for the regeneration of farmers who have been constrained by high costs. "Those of us who are just starting farming feel more optimistic. If fertilizer is cheaper, then working capital also decreases. This can attract other young people to return to the rice fields," he said on Wednesday (22/10/2025). Cica Kusmati, a farmer in Kerinci Regency, Jambi, called this policy a "new history" that provides room for small farmers to expand their planting areas. The same goes for Hendra ...