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    "data": {
        "id": 1592842,
        "msgid": "geopolitical-turmoil-20-fertilizer-subsidy-to-continue-1772787925",
        "date": "2026-03-06 15:06:00",
        "title": "Geopolitical Turmoil, 20% Fertilizer Subsidy to Continue",
        "author": "Erlangga Djumena",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Indonesia will maintain a 20% fertiliser subsidy despite geopolitical tensions including the Iran\u2013Israel\u2013US conflict and Hormuz Strait disruption. The government has diversified fertiliser material suppliers away from Gulf states and prepared food-security and infrastructure measures to shield farmers from price shocks.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran\nSulaiman said the 20 per cent fertilizer discount remains in force even\namid the war between Iran and Israel and the United States and the\nclosure of the Hormuz Strait. The Hormuz Strait has become a trade route\nfor oil, gas, and petrochemical products such as urea from Gulf states.\n\u201c(The fertilizer subsidy) continues, continues. It continues \u2013 that is\nthe greatness of our president,\u201d Amran said at the Ministry of\nAgriculture (Kementan) office in Jakarta, Friday (6 March 2026). He said\nthey had prepared scenarios to anticipate the difficult conditions since\nPresident Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated in October 2024. Regarding\nfertiliser raw materials that are still heavily imported, the government\nhas found alternatives that do not rely on Gulf supply. \u201cMainly\nfertiliser raw materials, right? But the alternative is we take from\nRussia, Laos, Australia. We have calculated everything,\u201d Amran said.\nAccording to Amran, the 20 per cent fertilizer subsidy can motivate\nfarmers to keep planting. Moreover, the government has prepared a\nfood-security scenario to face geopolitical turmoil and El Ni\u00f1o weather\nanomalies that cause long droughts and La Ni\u00f1a which leads to persistent\nrainfall. Supporting infrastructure such as irrigation and pumping\nmachines has also been prepared to ensure water supply for agricultural\nneeds. \u201cSo now our farmers, alhamdulillah, we visit everywhere, they are\nhappy. This fertiliser maybe the peak of farmer happiness,\u201d Amran said.\nEarlier, Amran noted that urea supplies for agricultural needs in\nJanuary-February 2026 rose by 40 per cent. While acknowledging that\nglobal conditions are likely to push up fertiliser raw material prices,\nhe said supply is safe because it does not depend on the Middle East.\n\u201cYes, Russia is safe. There are many sources for us. So no problem,\u201d\nAmran said. Quoting Kompas.id, in 2024 Indonesia imported 7,526.6\nthousand tonnes of fertiliser from abroad.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/geopolitical-turmoil-20-fertilizer-subsidy-to-continue-1772787925",
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