• How many palm oil seeds are produced in Indonesia?
  • Among 20 seed producers, 242 million palm oil seeds, comprising 68 varieties, were produced, some of which are resistant to Ganoderma attacks. Indonesia asserts itself as a dominant player in the global palm oil industry, a status supported by indicators such as contributions from superior seed producers.
  • Does oil palm expansion pose a threat to Indonesia’s rainforest?
  • Despite declining rates of deforestation, 2.4 million hectares of intact forest remains within Indonesia¡¯s oil palm concessions. This large area of forest designated for palm oil production underscores both an opportunity for conservation, as well as the potential risk that further oil palm expansion may pose to Indonesia¡¯s rainforest.
  • How has the Indonesian government influenced palm oil production?
  • The government of Indonesia has also encouraged wide-scale production of palm oil by large commercial farmers and allocated plantation concessions overlapping with land claimed by Indigenous peoples and transmigrant settlements.
  • Does Indonesia’s oil palm industry cause deforestation?
  • Facing criticism that Indonesia¡¯s oil palm industry causes deforestation, government and industry representatives have highlighted the role of oil palm in improving the livelihoods of millions of oil palm smallholders, reducing poverty and meeting its Sustainable Development Goals.
  • How much palm oil is used for food in Indonesia?
  • The domestic use of palm oil for food has increased by 20% since 2011, and reached 5.5 Mtonne in 2014 [Citation 14, Citation 33]. The demand of palm oil for food is expected to continue increasing, together with population and gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Indonesia [Citation 34].
  • Can smallholders grow oil palm in Indonesia?
  • Many Indonesian smallholders already grow oil palm, and they could grow this crop far more productively and profitably if obstacles were removed. In Indonesia, the smallholder label covers four quite different production arrangements, as summarized in Table 1.