"So we form an organization to strengthen the capability of crude palm oil (CPO)," said Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto in Jakarta, Thursday.
The industry minister conveyed the matter after a visit to neighboring country Malaysia on Wednesday (31/8) to discuss the operation of CPOPC.
The Director General of Agro Industry of Industry Ministry Panggah Susanto, who accompanied Airlangga, said the two biggest palm oil producing countries in the world formulate the operation of CPOPC, which plans to have a secretariat in Jakarta.
Panggah explained that CPOPC will create operational standard for palm oil industry from upstream or plantation to downstream or processing.
Besides that, continued Panggah, CPOPC will also foster palm oil farmers from the two countries to increase their skills, provide training on stock management, and form a palm oil green economic zone.
"The Industry Ministry will later focus to form this palm oil economic zone. Including regarding the criteria and its principles," said Panggah.
Three palm oil industrial areas in Indonesia and Malaysia will be selected for the initial stage of the palm oil economic zone project realization.
In Indonesia, the government has set up three areas, namely the industrial areas in Dumai, Sei Mangke, and East Kalimantan.
After CPOPC is running, Panggah added, some palm oil producing countries will join, such as Brazil, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Thailand.
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