Mentan Amran Clarifies Government Assistance and Kementan Peduli Are Different Assistance from Kementan Peduli comes from Kementan employees and stakeholders. Red: Dwi Murdaningsih

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized that the aid distributed to areas affected by the disaster came from two different sources, namely government aid and aid through the Kementan Peduli program. He asked all parties to understand the difference to prevent any misunderstandings on the ground. “Please note, there are two forms of aid. There are two types of aid in the form of goods that we have distributed to the victims of natural disasters in Sumatra. First, aid from the government and second, aid from Kementan Peduli which comes from donations of employees and stakeholders,” said Amran as he released the second phase of Kementan Peduli aid consisting of 153 trucks at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) Central Office in Jakarta, Thursday (11/12/25). Mentan Amran added that the government aid was distributed through the National Food Agency (Bapanas) and given to three provinces affected by the disaster, namely Aceh, North ...