"...I hope the public will also supervise it."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appealed to the people to assist the government in supervising the distribution of fertilizers to ensure that they will reach farmers in time.
"To ensure the proper distribution and use of fertilizers I hope the public will also supervise it," the President said in a series of his messages posted on his social networking account on Monday night.
He posted a series of seven tweets on his account after visiting Kujang fertilizer plant in Karawang district, West Java.
In his first message posted at 07.10 p.m. the President expressed his appreciation for the development of fertilizer industry in the country.
He underscored the important role played by the fertilizer industry to support the government`s programs to achieve self sufficiency in rice production and increase food production.
"If our rice and food production is enough the prices will be more stable so they will be good for the public," he said.
Even if scarcity in fertilizer supply is no longer found, the President asked all parties not to be quickly satisfied and to act quickly in case of problems.
He further raised problems related to the supply and price of gas for fertilizer industry. "Pertamina & PT Pupuk, please find the solution," he said.
Yudhoyono began to officially join the Twitter social networking media only on Saturday (April 13) with @SBYudhoyono account.
(Reporting by GNC Aryani/S012/H-YH)
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