Abstract
The subsidized fertilizer distribution policy is still facing various problems. The government continues to make efforts to improve it, including through the farmer’s card mechanism. The research aims to analyze the development and problems of implementing farmer’s card, as well as formulating strategies to improve the implementation of farmer’s card. The study was conducted in Ciamis and Pati didtrict, 2019. The data collected includes primary data from interviews with 30 rice farmers, 4 kiosks and 2 fertilizer distributors, and secondary data from the Agriculture Office of the research location. Data analysis was carried out quantitatively and descriptively qualitatively. The results showed that the process of printing the farmer's card in Ciamis and Pati Regencies respectively 99.75% and 74.0% of the total proposed farmer’s card. The problems faced in the application of the farmer’s card are the incomplete data of farmers in the eDPFGN, the improvement of data on land tenure for each planting season, and the limited availability of EDC equipment at each fertilizer kiosk. To improve the fertilizer distribution system through the farmer's card, it is necessary to improve the validation of the eDPFGN data, infrastructure support and human resources at the fertilizer kiosk and farmer group level.
Highlights
In order to encourage an increase in agricultural production, especially national rice, the government provides fertilizer subsidies so that the price of fertilizer circulating in the market does not burden farmers
Various studies [1, 2] reveal that the existence of a fertilizer subsidy policy aims to encourage an increase in agricultural production
Based on the results of the study of Suryana et al (2015) [3] stated that currently there are still some problems in the distribution of subsidized fertilizers in the field. These problems include: (1) In terms of planning, the allocation of subsidized fertilizers as outlined in the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture is much lower than the needs proposed by local governments, so that it often leads to scarcity; (2) There is a moral hazard in the field, due to the large price difference between the price of subsidized fertilizer and the price of non-subsidized fertilizer that is traded in the market; (3) Not all farmers become members of farmer groups, so that farmers' fertilizer needs are not entirely included in the proposed electronic - Definitive Plan for Group Needs; and (4) Farmer data contained in the eDPFGN is generally not accurate, especially regarding data on land area and cropping patterns
Summary
In order to encourage an increase in agricultural production, especially national rice, the government provides fertilizer subsidies so that the price of fertilizer circulating in the market does not burden farmers. Based on the results of the study of Suryana et al (2015) [3] stated that currently there are still some problems in the distribution of subsidized fertilizers in the field These problems include: (1) In terms of planning, the allocation of subsidized fertilizers as outlined in the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture is much lower than the needs proposed by local governments, so that it often leads to scarcity; (2) There is a moral hazard in the field, due to the large price difference (more than 50%) between the price of subsidized fertilizer and the price of non-subsidized (commercial) fertilizer that is traded in the market; (3) Not all farmers become members of farmer groups, so that farmers' fertilizer needs are not entirely included in the proposed electronic - Definitive Plan for Group Needs (eDPFGN); and (4) Farmer data contained in the eDPFGN is generally not accurate, especially regarding data on land area and cropping patterns
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