Dian Kusumo Hapsari
The police chief said that the suspect, a 49-year-old resident of Garut city sub-district, purchased the subsidized fertilizer from authorized retailers and resold it at prices that were significantly higher than the government-mandated highest retail price.
The subsidized urea fertilizer, whose government-mandated price is Rp2,250 per kilogram, was being sold by the suspect for Rp4 thousand per kilogram. Similarly, the NPK Phonska, which is supposed to be priced at Rp2.300 per kilogram, was being sold for Rp4.500 per kilogram.
Complex bureaucratic procedures and requirements also tend to deter farmers from applying for and receiving subsidized fertilizers.
(Dian Kusumo Hapsari)
