PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – “The development of palm oil plantations necessitates research, particularly in breeding to obtain superior seeds. This parallels the growth of downstream industries on a national scale. Over the past decade, exports of palm oil derivative products have surged, increasing from 20% in 2010 to a remarkable 80% in 2020.
The country’s palm oil sector has successfully generated 168 downstream products catering to diverse needs, including food, phyto-pharmaceuticals/nutrients, chemical/oleochemical materials, and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biodiesel. This marks a substantial increase from the 54 downstream products produced on a national scale in 2011.
It is clear that research is the main capital to confirm palm oil industrial roots because these industries significantly contribute to revenue that reach up to US$ 50 billion in 2022.
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Though many research institutions and universities did palm oil research, the presence of Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) also encourages (the research activity).
Grant Riset Sawit (GRS) that PFMA runs, made palm oil develop more, trigger researchers to research and support palm oil industries (t0 g0 forward) nationally. Some suggested to establish non-profit independent organization that would focus to finalize the research results, get industries with technology readiness level (TRL) about level 7.
What others to do in order to support research in developing palm oil industries nationally? Dear readers could read in Focus Majalah InfoSAWIT, November 2023. (T2)
