Indonesia: Annual meeting of SustainPalm program in Yogyakarta

Published 2024년 10월 3일

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The article outlines a consortium's efforts to promote sustainable agriculture in oil palm plantations, focusing on intercropping, livestock integration, and biomass residue utilization. A recent meeting in Jogjakarta reviewed progress, highlighting successful initiatives like watermelon and banana intercropping and cattle grazing, while addressing challenges such as soil quality impacts. Additionally, the article discusses using oil palm by-products for furniture and building materials, exploring paludiculture in peat areas to reduce emissions and enhance biodiversity, and establishing living labs for stakeholder collaboration. Efforts in Sumatra to boost biodiversity and rehabilitate forests are also noted, emphasizing the need for stronger collaboration and innovative business models.

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Halfway through its three-year lifespan, the consortium organized a meeting to assess results and activities, evaluate the program's effectiveness, and, most importantly, gather valuable feedback from our stakeholders. Their input is crucial in defining the route to achieving our ambitious goals. The meeting was held in Jogjakarta from July 10 – 11, with the key members of the work packages and key stakeholders for policy, companies and NGOs The meeting was opened with a keynote address by Mrs. Musdhalifa Machmud, the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, followed by a keynote by Mr. Joost van Uum, Agricultural Counsellor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. We report the main outcomes per work package. More details and contact points can be found at Home - SustainPalm Increasing yield, crops and livestock integration The activities in this work ...

Source: Agroberichtenbuitenland