PALMOILMAGAZINE, IDI RAYEUK – The Regent in duty of East Aceh, Mahyuddin, expressed strong support for the PPI Compact as a governance model that would engage both the regional government and private sectors in promoting green, inclusive, and sustainable development. He emphasized three main pillars in this approach: production, production, and social inclusion.
As reported by Palmoilmagazine.com citing the official page of East Aceh on Monday (4/3/2024), the Regency of East Aceh is dedicated to increasing production while prioritizing environmental sustainability and ensuring equal access to enhance the quality of life for all stakeholders.
During a field visit by the steering commission of Niscops Indonesia to East Aceh on 1 March 2024, Mahyuddin expressed hope that the Coordinator Ministry in the Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture, and related parties would promote sustainable practices, particularly through institutional partnerships that have made significant contributions over the years.
In 2023, Regency of East Aceh did sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) about sustainable palm oil production, forest region protection, social inclusivity which is known as PPI Compact. It involved many key stakeholders to develop sustainable commotieis in the regency.
To implement the points in the MoU, PUPL task force was established. It is committed to implement PPI Compact in East Aceh. The goal was about to map issues and needs about sustainable protection, forest protection, and social inclusion.
Mahyuddin continued, PPI Compact would the same thing to develop commodity supply chains sustainably, namely palm oil that would deliver impacts for the people’s economy and development in East Aceh in a whole. By the measured implementation, East Aceh would have the superior mainstays to get sustainable investment.
Ministry of Agriculture also explained palm oil in Aceh is very important to supply crude palm oil in the globe. Director of Plantation Product Market and Process Ministry of Agriculture, Prayudi Syamsuri said that the fail production in Aceh would significantly deliver impact to CPO supply in the globe. That is why it is very significant to reinforce sustainable palm oil production.
In the plantation productivity, Aceh significantly contributed nationally but the challenges keep existing, including the acceleration to get cultivation documents and Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate.
Musdhalifah Machmud, Expert Staff in Connectivity, Service Development, and Natural Resources Coordinator Ministry in Economy said that the full supports from regional governments namely East Aceh would very important to make sure that palm oil and other commodities develop sustainably. (T2)
