Indonesia to seriously expand oil palm and cocoa plantations

Published 2025년 2월 19일

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Indonesia is planning to replant a total of 130,000 hectares of oil palm and cocoa plantations this year, as a result of damage and unproductivity. The government will allocate 60 million rupiah per hectare for the replanting of unproductive oil palm plantations owned by small farmers. The exact funding for cocoa replanting has not yet been disclosed. The replanting targets are part of efforts to mitigate the impact of the largest global cocoa bean deficit in 60 years, with world cocoa reserves hitting a record low of 21,000 tons.

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Indonesia has set a target of replanting 120,000 hectares of oil palm plantations and up to 10,000 hectares of cocoa plantations this year, The Edge Malaysia reported, citing State Plantation Fund Minister Eddy Abdurrahman. “As for the re-planting of cocoa and coconut, regulations are being drafted, particularly the Minister of Agriculture’s regulation as a basis for re-planting,” the minister said at a parliamentary hearing. The Agriculture Ministry estimates that 282,000 hectares, or more than 20 percent of Indonesia’s cocoa plantations, have been damaged, putting pressure on production. The government intends to replant between 5,000 and 10,000 hectares of cocoa and coconut plantations this year. Indonesia is allocating 60 million rupiah (about $3,700) per hectare to replant unproductive oil palm plantations owned by small farmers. The agency did not disclose the amount to be provided for cocoa replanting. In 2024, the agency financed the replanting of oil palm on an area ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult