Indonesia: Here's the way farmers' palm oil production is no longer inferior to the private sector

Published 2023년 7월 4일

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Indonesia is the largest producer of palm oil in the world, contributing 56% to global production, followed by Malaysia with 20%. However, the productivity of smallholder oil palm plantations is lower than that of private company plantations, leading to lower yields. To address this, the government is being urged to support farmers with research on superior seeds, education on proper seed usage, and the use of fertilizers and land management processes to increase productivity. The government's role in providing biofertilizers is also mentioned as a way to reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Indonesia is the largest palm oil producer in the world. Where according to CPOPC, Indonesia contributes 56% to world palm oil production, followed by Malaysia with 20%. Throughout 2022, Indonesia will produce 46.72 million tons of crude palm oil (CPO). A total of 30.80 million tons of which were supplied to the export market. The Directorate General of Plantations at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) noted that smallholders cultivate around 41% of the national oil palm area and contribute around 33% to national production. The data refers to statistics for 2020. It's just that the productivity of smallholder oil palm plantations is still lower than the productivity of private company oil palm plantations. That is about 3 tons per ha compared to 6 tons per ha of CPO equivalent. For this reason, the government is asked to take a number of steps to spur increased productivity of farmers. Starting from the development of research and research on ...

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