Produktivitas kelapa sawit sangat dipengaruhi proses penyerbukan. Kumbang ”Elaeidobius kamerunicus” asal Afrika memegang peranan penting.

Dengan konsumsi minyak makan 23,87 juta ton per tahun, India menjadi pasar minyak sawit penting. Indonesia dan Malaysia mengincar peningkatan konsumsi kelas menengah yang selama ini punya persepsi negatif pada sawit.

Indonesia will be the first country to develop a low-carbon palm oil derivative product, palm mesocarp olein (PMO). Indonesia is also initiating the production of premium palm oil or healthy edible oil.

The price of palm oil-based cooking oil is again soaring amid the government’s attempt to fulfill its basic supplies. The causes of the price rise need to be overcome.

Indonesia will not only face the challenge of “forced exports”, but also conditional exports from the European Union. The commodities are not only related to nickel and palm oil, but also cement, iron-steel and aluminum.

The government has made positive steps by reopening the tap to palm oil exports. It also carried out an investigation into the perpetrators suspected of violating the law in managing the complex palm oil business.

The implementation (entry to force) of the Indonesia-EFTA CEPA has come through an intricate and challenging process through the negotiation, signing and ratification stages.

In various state speeches, President Joko Widodo has made it known that the government is building energy self-sufficiency by developing the B20 and B30 (palm oil) biofuel as an energy source.