Agriculture Ministry Pushes Pati Regency for Transparent DOC Distribution to Bolster Food Security
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Agriculture is pushing for transparent and fair distribution of day-old chick (DOC) supplies in Pati Regency to guarantee supply certainty for farmers and strengthen national food security during Ramadan through to Eid al-Fitr 2026.
“In line with the directives of the Minister of Agriculture and concurrent Head of the National Food Agency (Andi Amran Sulaiman), the government is present as a facilitator and supervisor to ensure trade practices are healthy, equitable, and in accordance with regulations,” said Director General of Livestock and Animal Health at the Ministry of Agriculture, Agung Suganda, in a written statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
The Ministry of Agriculture facilitated a meeting between poultry breeding companies and independent farmers in Pati Regency to improve DOC distribution. The forum reached an agreement to provide fairer and more transparent access to DOC for farmers.
Agung and Acting Regent of Pati, Risma Ardhi Chandra, personally chaired the meeting. Coordination was facilitated by the Pati Regency Government and the Central Java Provincial Agriculture Office, involving the Association of Poultry Breeding Companies (GPPU) and the Pantura Independent Farmers’ Brotherhood (PPMP).
Agung described the meeting as a demonstration of goodwill from all parties in maintaining the sustainability of the poultry business and providing certainty for independent farmers. He emphasised that the government’s focus is on ensuring distribution is transparent and properly targeted.
“What matters most is not just the agreement on paper, but the consistency of its implementation on the ground,” he said while chairing a coordination meeting on DOC broiler supply needs for independent farmers in Pati.
The government has confirmed that distribution oversight will be strengthened to ensure the agreement is implemented in the field. Independent farmers expressed satisfaction at obtaining supply certainty for DOC, which supports the sustainability of their businesses.
Acting Regent of Pati, Risma Ardhi Chandra, said the local government would oversee the implementation of the meeting’s outcomes to ensure farmers benefit.
“Pati Regency is constantly moving forward. The demand for chicken in Pati is very high. We hope that 1,000 boxes of DOC (1 box = 100 chicks) per week can supply farmers in Pati so that chicken prices remain stable,” said Risma.
PPMP Secretary General Barry stated that farmers appreciated the government’s facilitation in bringing all parties together.
“We from PPMP express our appreciation to the government — with this agreement, farmers are revitalised,” said Barry. “This agreement brings renewed enthusiasm for farmers.”
GPPU Vice Chairman IV Asrokh Nawawi said his organisation would promptly follow up the agreement through verification of independent farmers requiring DOC.
In the joint commitment document that was signed, it was agreed that DOC final stock (FS) requirements for broiler chickens for PPMP members would be fulfilled continuously based on order lists and chick-in schedules, with a minimum of 1,000 boxes per week.
The agreement also includes a commitment from breeding companies to conduct an inventory of available broiler DOC final stock and to optimise distribution to PPMP member farmers starting from the end of February 2026.
DOC supply fulfilment will continue to follow prevailing business mechanisms without feed bundling and will be based on agreement between all parties.