... early Ferbruary, to be distributed to other districts in the province."Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government has started distributing subsidized fertilizers to the farmers across the island province, an official stated.
"Between January 1 and 15, we have distributed 4,900 tons of subsidized fertilizers to meet the farmers demands in the province," local Agriculture and Plantation Department spokesman Anis Tay Ruba stated here on Monday.
According to him, the subsidized urea fertilizers, which have been distributed, was part of 18,800 tons that was provided to the East Nusa Tenggara farmers by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Anis noted that so far 3,170 tons of fertilizers have been distributed to the farmers in Kupang area, 1,360 tons Flores island, 361 tons to Rote Island, eight tons to Waingapu, and the rest will follow.
He added that the fertilizers will be more than sufficient to meet the demands of the farmers in the province because the distribution is handled by two fertilizer companies namely PT Pupuk Kaltim and PT Petro Kimia Gresik.
"Besides, the two companies will soon ship another 5,800 tons of fertilizers to East Nusa Tenggara, early Ferbruary, to be distributed to other districts in the province," he affirmed.
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