Mentan: Indonesian Fertilizer Officials Who Do Not Seriously Handle Permits Will Be Dismissed Mentan reminds the importance of discipline and responsibility in maintaining fertilizer stability. Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata / Red: Gita Amanda

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Andi Amran Sulaiman urged the board of directors of PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) to evaluate the performance of all managers and general managers in the field. He emphasized that if any were found not to be serious in handling the revocation of licenses for unscrupulous distributors and retailers, then the relevant officials should be dismissed. Amran emphasized that this step is a follow-up to the revocation of 190 licenses of subsidized fertilizer distributors and retailers who did not comply with the policy of reducing prices by 20 percent. Mentan assessed that coordination among the management of Pupuk Indonesia has improved, but there are still officials in the field who need to be thoroughly evaluated. “All managers and general managers who are not serious about handling the revocation of licenses will be evaluated — if necessary, dismissed,” said Amran at a press conference at the Ministry of Agriculture Office, ...