Chairperson IPOC 2017 Mona Surya said, the direction of the oil palm industry development policy is important because its role is becoming increasingly important to the national economy both in terms of contribution to foreign exchange export, poverty alleviation, and workforce absorption. The plan to deliver this policy direction is by Minister of Coordinating Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution.
“This year we picked the theme Growth through Productivity: Partnership with Smallholders. From this theme we will get insight on how to manage oil palm plantations in the future according to global demands that are increasingly concerned with sustainability issues, especially the relationship between the corporation and farmers,” said Mona, Monday (10/23).
The government is scheduled to deliver the policy direction regarding the national oil palm industry in the 13th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference (IPOC) and 2018 Price Outlook to be held at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center on November 1-3, 2017.
A number of other ministers is also scheduled to attend, i.e., Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman, Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita, and Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of National Land Agency Sofyan Djalil. At least more than 1,500 business actors from 23 countries will attend the event. The businessmen come from the oil palm industry business sector. Notably, IPOC this year will also be attended by representatives from oil palm farmers.
Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of National Land Agency Sofyan Djalil will also present the spatial planning policy that is the basis for the oil palm industry development in Indonesia. In addition, several world economic and commodity experts will also speak in the conference which serves as a reference for world business actors.
Some of the conference speakers are Alexandre P. Cooman (Cenipalma), Dato’ Dzulkifli Abd Wahab (Felda), a representative from Bank Mandiri, Rino Afrino (Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Association/Apkasindo), Mahendra Siregar (Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries/CPOPC), and Sri Adiningsih (Presidential Advisory Council).
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