Indonesia Agriculture & Food insights

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Researcher at the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI) Eugenia Mardanugraha suggested the need for good palm oil management in order to maintain the image of Indonesian palm oil and the investment climate in the eyes of the world. "As the largest palm oil producer in the world, excessive confiscation accompanied by sealing of palm oil plantations that are considered illegal will worsen Indonesia's image in the eyes of the world, especially for European countries," said Eugenia in a statement in Jakarta, Sunday (30/3/2025). She said that the legal uncertainty in the future will disrupt the investment climate in Indonesia. The policy also endangers investors. She said that Europe often makes black campaigns for Indonesian palm oil, such as accusations of child exploitation, deforestation, and others. Black campaigns like that, according to Eugenia, have lowered ...

Indonesia's exports of crude and refined palm oil rose 62.2% in February from the previous month to a four-month high, Reuters reported, citing statistics from the country's customs office. The increase in the figures was due to Jakarta's decision to reduce export duties on palm oil earlier. According to the agency, Indonesia exported 2.06 million

Indonesian authorities will hand over more land that has been seized in probes into illegal palm plantations to new state company Agrinas Palma Nusantara, officials said on Wednesday, turning the company into a major industry player. Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, began efforts this year to improve governance of its forest and palm