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Scarcity of fertilizer occurred in Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra. SCTV watchlist, on Tuesday (13 / 4), a number of retail kiosks in District Panyabungan, has not received a supply of urea fertilizer from Pusri party. Of the 21 existing groups of farmers, none of the groups who already receive subsidized fertilizer.

Due to this void, thousands of hectares of paddy crop has not given fertilizer. Even if there is, farmers who cultivate his land was only the remnants of fertilizer in the previous growing season. Meanwhile, to purchase non-subsidized fertilizer, farmers are not able. They were hoping to increase the price of fertilizer is not used retailers later.

In Grobogan, Central Java, hundreds of hectares of rice fields left blank with no crop due to the scarcity of fertilizers. Though, this time in a condition ready for planting rice. Moreover, adequate water source. Wetland that has entered the second planting season finally left empty fallow [read: Planting season is plagued Availability Fertilizer].

Meanwhile, amid the scarcity of fertilizer, farmers in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, switch to using organic manure to fertilize their rice crops. Besides easily obtained, the farmers also do not need to pay big. Because, the price of organic fertilizer is only Rp 1,000 per kilogram.

Scarcity and rising fertilizer costs make the production of organic fertilizer plant one in Plembutan increased sharply. In fact, the increase reached 100 percent. Farmer groups who are also producers of organic manure fertilizer admitted overwhelmed fill orders. This is due to the raw materials used in the form of cow dung and chicken that comes from people around limited.(sorce : liputan6)