Indonesia government pledges strengthening palm oil downstreaming through research

Indonesia’s Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto has vowed to bolster the downstreaming of the palm oil industry through research and higher education. “Palm oil is a highly strategic commodity, but its downstream development has not been completed yet. We will use this as a pilot project and ensure its realization,” Minister Yuliarto remarked here on Friday. The Higher Education, Science, and Technology Ministry has partnered with the Indonesian Palm Oil Board (DMSI) to advance research, technology development, and downstreaming of the palm oil sector. Yuliarto highlighted recent significant research in the field, such as the development of a palm oil dry processing technology that operates at temperatures below 80 degrees Celsius. This method uses significantly lower temperatures than the conventional method, which typically operates at 180-200 degrees Celsius and produces liquid waste and greenhouse gases. This technology, developed ...