Fertiliser subsidies remain by far the most important programme through which the government provides budgetary support to agriculture. This subsidy is received indirectly by farmers as is channelled through fertiliser companies. These companies are responsible for lowering the price of their final product, which in turn benefits farmers (OECD, 2013b). To ensure the success of the programme, beneficiaries also receive technical guidance from a local agriculture extension officer. The giant is based on a proposal prepared by groups of farmers. The Indonesian government, through the Raskin Programme, buys a given percentage of the total output of rice produced by small-scale farmers.