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Agriculture Minister Delivers Farm Equipment to Karawang Laborers Within Hours

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman delivered a combine harvester to farm laborers in Karawang within hours of meeting them during a field visit.
  • The ministry will replace a tractor stolen from the laborers’ group on Aug. 17, 2026.
  • The ministry has changed its rules to give landless farm laborers access to agricultural machinery, with the stated aim of improving their productivity and income.

A combine harvester reached a group of farm laborers in Karawang within hours of Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman’s field visit. The equipment was delivered to laborers in Tegal Sawah village, East Karawang district, West Java, to support harvesting and create better income opportunities.

Amran met the workers on Aug. 31 after stopping his vehicle when he saw them working in a rice field. Their situation, he said, revealed a gap in the existing assistance system. Some workers did not own land and survived through grass-cutting or harvest labor, leaving them with limited work and low earnings.

The combine harvester was provided immediately to support the farm laborers’ harvesting activities.

— Andi Amran SulaimanThe agriculture minister described the purpose of the equipment delivered to the Karawang group.

Amran said one grass-cutting worker earned only 30,000 rupiah a day, for two days a week and at most three days. Because the workers had no land, they had not been able to access government agricultural machinery assistance.

We found grass-cutting laborers on the way. They earned only 30,000 rupiah per day, and that was two days a week, three days a week at most. These people did not receive agricultural machinery assistance because they had no access.

— Andi Amran SulaimanHe explained the workers’ low income and lack of access to government equipment.

The minister said the government had changed its regulations and signed the revision. Under the new approach, landless farm laborers would receive priority for machinery, pumps, and related equipment. He also said the stolen tractor belonging to the group, taken on the night of Aug. 17, would soon be replaced.

“Every problem we find in the field must be followed up immediately,” Amran said, describing the rapid delivery as part of the Agriculture Ministry’s working approach. The combine harvester was intended to help the laborers with harvesting while giving them a chance to raise productivity and income.

We changed the regulations. They have been changed and signed. Prioritize agricultural machinery, pumps, and so on for farm laborers who do not own fields so their welfare improves.

— Andi Amran SulaimanHe announced the policy change extending equipment access to landless laborers.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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