PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – Delima Hasri Azhari is a well-known figure in Indonesia’s palm oil plantation sector, recognized for her significant contributions to the development of palm oil plantations and industries. She has served as a commissioner at PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN), a major player in the national plantation industry.
A graduate of Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Delima has expressed her commitment to actively advancing the plantation sector. During her tenure at PTPN in Jambi and West Sumatra (PTPN VI), she highlighted the immense potential of key commodities such as rubber and palm oil in the region. “We are eager to engage in plantation development in Jambi and West Sumatra, and we hope the governors will respond positively,” she stated, as quoted by Palmoilmagazine.com on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
In addition to her role at PTPN, Delima serves as the Chairman of Yayasan Solidaridad Networking Indonesia (YSNI) in East Kalimantan, a non-governmental organization dedicated to supporting palm oil and plantation commodities while empowering farmers and smallholders in West and East Kalimantan.
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East Kalimantan has launched an ambitious initiative called ‘One Million Hectare Palm Oil Plantation’ or “Sejuta Hektar Sawit.” Delima sees this as a golden opportunity to enhance commodity development, considering palm oil a mainstay product in Indonesia. She believes that PTPN can sustainably cultivate and develop palm oil in designated areas allocated by the region.
Delima Hasri Azhari has incredible track records to support the plantation sectors in this country. Her experiences would not be about palm oil only but also in many organizations that related to agriculture and other commodities. When being in many significant positions in many institutions, including as the Chairman of Board of Supervisors of Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia (SCAI) since 2017 and Chairman of Yayasan Solidaridad Network Indonesia since 2016.
Not only that, she was active as the Chairman of Gabungan Perusahaan Perkebunan Indonesia (GPPI) since 2014, the III Vice Chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Board since 2012. She was part of the coordinators of Himpunan Kerukunan Tani Indonesia (HKTI) in 2020 – 2025 and the coordinators of Pusat Ikatan Alumni Lemhannas (IKAL) in the same period. These showed her commitment to develop agriculture and plantation sectors nationally.
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Not only in plantations, Delima also showed her dedication in research and development of agricultural economy. She was the member of Board of Supervisors of Perhimpunan Ekonomi Pertanian Indonesia (PERHEPI) and the Chairman of Forum Profesional Sriwijaya since 2001. Having graduated in agricultural economy from Institut Pertanian Bogor and doctoral degree from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Delima would deliver the academic perspectives to work at plantation and agricultural sectors.
For her experiences, Delima Hasri Azhari would be one significant figure to encourage food sovereignty nationally. Her involvement to develop palm oil and rubber would be the strategic things to support the government’s programs to realize food and energy self-sufficiency. (P1)
