JAKARTA – Deputy Minister of Environment Diaz Hendropriyono said many foreign groups do not want to see Indonesian palm oil industry progressing and being strong at the global market.

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“There are certain groups of people, especially those in Europe, who do not want to see our palm oil industries growing bigger and stronger. They will keep trying to block our palm oil products with whatever means they can,” Diaz said at the office building of Ombudsman in Jakarta on Monday (18/11/2024).

Diaz said that there are also a number of national challenges facing the Indonesian palm oil industries. “There are overlapping regulations on palm oil. These legal problems should be resolved and oriented to the fulfillment of public interest. Government’s policies on palm oil should be designed to support the interest of general public,” he said.

According to Diaz, the same challenges also stand in the way of  President Prabowo Subianto in initiating the program of self-sufficiency in foods and energy, which is targeted to be realized in 2028.

Diaz said that now is the right time to realize self-sufficiency in foods and energy, including by growing Indonesian palm oil industries. “We have our President who are very supportive and really eager to make Indonesia more independent in foods and energy,” he said.

Previously, the Ombudsman reported there had been maladministration in managing the palm oil industries in Indonesia, also the problems of overlapping regulations, and the fact that Indonesian palm oil industries are not yet well integrated. “Such condition is potential to incur an economic loss up to Rp279.1 trillion per year,” he said. (*)

Sawitku.id (2024). Wamen LH Diaz Hendropriyono : Industri Sawit Indonesia Jadi Korban Ambisi Global. https://www.sawitku.id/internasional/81413976383/wamen-lh-diaz-hendropriyono-industri-sawit-indonesia-jadi-korban-ambisi-global : 19 November 2024