The National Food Agency (Bapanas) has disclosed details of food\nassistance for communities affected by the earthquake in Flores, East\nNusa Tenggara (NTT). The total first-phase assistance prepared amounts\nto 6,801.99 tonnes of rice, valued at approximately Rp95.22 billion.<\/p>\n
Bapanas Principal Secretary Sarwo Edhy stated that the assistance\ncomes from funds already prepared by Bapanas, including budgets for\nnatural disaster response and food aid. \u201cThe disaster budget, the food\nassistance budget, the natural disaster budget, the SPHP budget, and the\ncheap food movement budget have all been allocated at the National Food\nAgency. So when a disaster occurs, we simply distribute through Bulog,\u201d\nSarwo said when met at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Wednesday\n(19\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n
Previously, Minister of Agriculture and Head of Bapanas Amran\nSulaiman said that food assistance for earthquake victims in NTT sent by\nthe government had reached around Rp100 billion, in the form of\nrice.<\/p>\n
Sarwo then explained that the assistance valued at around Rp100\nbillion was not entirely disaster-specific aid. Of the total 6,801.99\ntonnes, 990.33 tonnes constituted assistance for communities affected by\nthe natural disaster.<\/p>\n
The five regencies affected and requesting disaster assistance are\nManggarai, East Manggarai, Ngada, Sikka, and Nagekeo. \u201cFor the NTT\ndisaster, the affected areas are only five regencies: Manggarai, East\nManggarai, Ngada, Sikka, and Nagekeo,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For Manggarai Regency, the proposed disaster assistance reached 81.63\ntonnes. East Manggarai proposed 153.78 tonnes, Ngada 86.88 tonnes, Sikka\n6.88 tonnes, and Nagekeo 661.18 tonnes. \u201cSo the total is 990.33 tonnes,\u201d\nhe explained.<\/p>\n
In addition to disaster-specific assistance, Bapanas is also\ndistributing regular food assistance to communities in the five\nregencies. For Manggarai Regency, regular assistance reached 1,799.70\ntonnes. East Manggarai received 1,661.25 tonnes, Ngada 444.21 tonnes,\nNagekeo 525.14 tonnes, and Sikka 1,281.36 tonnes.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that is the regular food assistance amount. Before this natural\ndisaster occurred, we already had a three-month rice assistance\nprogramme. Ten kilograms multiplied by three months. This amounts to\n5,811.66 tonnes,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Thus, when disaster assistance and regular assistance are combined,\nthe total allocated rice reaches 6,801.99 tonnes.<\/p>\n
Sarwo said the value of the assistance was calculated using the\nmedium-grade rice ceiling retail price (HET) in the eastern region of\nRp14,000 per kg. When multiplied by the total assistance of 6,801.99\ntonnes, the value of the rice reaches approximately Rp95.22 billion.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo with the current figures, that is the first phase proposal. Now\nthere is a second phase, and as of today it may exceed Rp100 billion,\u201d\nSarwo said.<\/p>\n
Sarwo emphasised that the Bapanas assistance referred to in this\nallocation currently consists only of rice. There is no cooking oil or\nother food commodity assistance yet. \u201cThere is no cooking oil yet. Yes,\nonly rice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Distribution of the assistance has also begun. Bapanas, he said, has\nassigned its staff to oversee the distribution of aid until it reaches\nthe recipients. \u201cIt has started to be distributed. It has arrived at the\npoints, because we assigned one deputy and several directors to go there\nto oversee it, including from the food task force to escort the\nassistance to its destination,\u201d Sarwo concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bapanas-allocates-nearly-rp100-billion-in-rice-aid-for-ntt-earthquake-victims-1787143941", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }