Jakarta, Aug. 4 -- Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman, has said that the new mechanism of distributing subsidized fertilizers through handover points is designed to make the process more accountable and targeted.

The initiative is part of the government's efforts to enforce Presidential Regulation ( Perpres ) Number 6 of 2025 on the Distribution of Subsidized Fertilizer for the Agricultural Sector.

"This regulation affirms the government's presence. Fertilizer must reach farmers directly-without any leakage. The system is now stricter and more measurable," Minister Sulaiman said in a statement released in Jakarta on Monday.

The regulation introduces a handover point mechanism, where approved distribution centers designated by...