Fertilizer Indonesia Conducts Further Identification of Thousands of Problematic Kiosks Kiosks proven guilty will be permanently closed. Rep: Frederikus Bata/ Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The President Director of PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) Rahmad Pribadi said his party will immediately conduct further identification of 2,039 subsidized fertilizer kiosks suspected of fraud. Rahmad said this step is a follow-up to the directives of Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman to ensure the smooth distribution of fertilizer to all farmers. Rahmad explained that the mechanism for the regulation includes system closure, the installation of signs, and inspections. Kiosks proven guilty will be permanently closed, while those not proven guilty will receive special guidance. He also assured that anticipation mechanisms are in place if all kiosks in one district are sanctioned, so that farmers can still obtain fertilizer. “As per the Minister’s instructions, once there is a violation, the first step is to close the system, second, our team will install signs at the kiosks. We will also conduct inspections, and if proven guilty, we will close them ...