The reason Europe is 'jealous' of palm oil superiority; fear of Indonesia becoming king

Published 2024년 7월 24일

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The Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Sriwijaya University, Muslim, explained that Western countries are envious of Indonesian palm oil due to its remarkable efficiency and high production rates. Despite utilizing only 4.5% of the global land designated for vegetable oil production, Indonesia contributes 34.2% of the world's palm oil. This high efficiency, along with lower production costs compared to other oils like soybean and olive oil, makes Indonesian palm oil highly competitive. Furthermore, the industry supports 16.5 million workers and benefits 70.4 million people in Indonesia.

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The Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University (Unsri), Muslim, said that there were many countries from Europe and the West who were jealous of the superiority of Indonesian palm oil. This is what underlies the many black campaigns originating from the West. ADVERTISEMENT In the workshop on downstreaming palm oil into oleochemical, oleochemical and biofuel products: opportunities and challenges held in Palembang recently, he explained the reasons why Westerners are so jealous of palm oil. Also Read: Suppressing Agrarian Conflict, Government Monitors Palm Oil Land Registration in Indonesia “Indonesia can become the world's palm oil king, because of its efficient area and small land use, only 4.5 percent of the total land for vegetable oil production. "However, it can produce 34.2 percent of the world's vegetable palm oil," he said as quoted by Warta Ekonomi, Wednesday (24/7/2024). Meanwhile, for soybean commodities, Muslim said that only 40.5% of the land is used, ...

Source: Wartaekonomi