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        "id": 1708843,
        "msgid": "west-sumatra-allocates-60-percent-of-funds-for-rehabilitating-land-affected-by-disaster-1777467159",
        "date": "2026-04-29 19:20:53",
        "title": "West Sumatra Allocates 60 Percent of Funds for Rehabilitating Land Affected by Disaster",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The West Sumatra provincial government has allocated approximately 60 percent of the central government's Rp32 billion budget for rehabilitating lightly and moderately damaged paddy fields following hydro-meteorological disasters at the end of 2025, with funds transferred directly to farmer groups via the State Treasury Service Office. The process involves verification at the provincial level and prioritises areas like Solok Regency, where Rp112 million has already been disbursed for 1,247 hectares of lightly damaged land. This initiative aims to swiftly restore agricultural productivity, with total damages affecting 2,802 hectares lightly and 1,100 hectares moderately, calculated at Rp4.6 million and Rp13.5 million per hectare respectively.",
        "content": "<p>Padang (ANTARA) - The West Sumatra provincial government stated that\naround 60 percent of the funds for rehabilitating paddy fields affected\nby hydro-meteorological disasters at the end of 2025 have been allocated\nto farmer groups. \u201cThe province\u2019s role is to wait for submissions from\nthe regencies, after which the State Treasury Service Office (KPPN)\ntransfers the funds to those groups. So far, from the total budget,\nabout 60 percent has been transferred to the farmer groups,\u201d said the\nHead of the West Sumatra Agriculture Department, Afniwirman, in Padang\non Wednesday. He explained that there is Rp228 billion in funds\nallocated by the central government for agricultural activities, of\nwhich more than Rp32 billion is specifically budgeted for rehabilitating\nlightly and moderately damaged paddy fields. \u201cThose APBN funds are not\ntransferred to the regions but remain in the state treasury, so the\nmechanism involves work units,\u201d he said. Meanwhile, the relevant\ndepartment heads in the province act only as budget user representatives\n(KPA), while the commitment-making officials (PPK) are in the affected\nregencies and cities. The funds are not held in regional banks but at\nthe KPPN. Furthermore, the implementation of the activities is\nself-managed based on central government recommendations. Thus,\ncommunities with affected land can receive funds from the provided\nbudget ahead of making their land productive again. \u201cThis means it is\ncarried out by farmer groups, where the process begins with candidate\nfarmers and candidate locations (CPCL). So, individual lands are\naggregated into group lands, followed by a cooperation agreement,\u201d he\nsaid. This is also accompanied by a decree, location determination, and\nso on. Then, once the process at the regency level is complete, the\nregency submits a request for fund disbursement to the province. \u201cThe\nKPA conducts verification. If complete, a fund disbursement order letter\n(SP2D) is issued to the KPPN. Once verification at the KPPN is finished,\nthey transfer the funds to the relevant farmer group\u2019s account,\u201d he\nadded. According to him, the affected area that submitted the\ndisbursement request first was Solok Regency, which experienced light\ndamage over 1,247 hectares (Ha). In fact, as of 12 February 2026, around\nRp112 million has been transferred to the farmer group accounts carrying\nout the agricultural land rehabilitation. Based on data on land damage\ndue to hydro-meteorological disasters at the end of 2025 in West\nSumatra, he detailed that there are 2,802 Ha of lightly damaged land and\n1,100 Ha of moderately damaged land. \u201cFor the budget, light damage is\nmultiplied by Rp4.6 million, while moderate damage by Rp13.5 million,\u201d\nhe said. However, for farmer groups managing funds exceeding Rp100\nmillion, according to regulations, only 70 percent can be transferred,\nwith the remainder provided once their land rehabilitation is\ncomplete.<\/p>",
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