PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to promoting sustainable palm oil as a key pillar of the national economy. This message was conveyed by Moch Edy Yusuf, Deputy Assistant for State-Owned Enterprises in Manufacturing, Agro, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sectors at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, during the Sustainable Landscape Program Indonesia webinar.
In his remarks, Edy Yusuf emphasized the strategic role of the palm oil sector, noting its contributions to job creation, regional economic development, and poverty alleviation. He highlighted that the government is intensifying downstream industry development, as mandated by Presidential Regulation No. 12 of 2025 on the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2025–2029.
To further reinforce sustainability in the sector, the government is currently drafting a new Presidential Regulation on the 2025–2029 National Action Plan for Sustainable Palm Oil (RAN-KSB), building upon the previous Presidential Instruction No. 6 of 2019. Additionally, the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification system is being upgraded to raise national sustainability standards.
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Despite these efforts, Edy acknowledged ongoing challenges in the industry—such as land-use overlaps with forest areas, low ISPO certification rates among smallholders, climate change impacts on productivity, and the slow progress of smallholder palm oil replanting programs.
“In response, the government is not only issuing strategic policies but is also actively engaging in international cooperation,” Edy explained, as reported by Palmoilmagazine.com from Kalteng Pos on Monday (April 28, 2025).
One notable collaboration is the Sustainable Landscape Program Indonesia (SLPI)—a bilateral initiative between Indonesia and Switzerland through the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Implemented by UNDP Indonesia and partner organizations such as Sustained Good Team, Musaik Inisiatif, LASR, and SPLP, the program spans five provinces: East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Aceh, and Riau.
Since 2024, SLPI has operated across ten districts, supporting sustainable palm oil practices and national food security programs. Activities include helping local governments draft sustainable palm oil action plans, assisting farmers in obtaining ISPO and RSPO certifications, supporting local economies through food crop cultivation like shallots, and promoting Participatory Better Land Use Planning (PLUP) at the village level.
“PLUP is an innovative step toward participatory and sustainable landscape governance,” Edy concluded. (P2)
