InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Until now, there are 19 seeds palm oil producers produced 62 varieties. It means, the people should actually be easy to get superior seeds. But the facts revealed only few superior seeds and few sources of seeds that the people know. The order to get seeds is always out of numbers for some seeds producers and it may spend 6 months or more to get. Some sources of seeds focus to their needs only.

Meanwhile smallholders within small numbers or about 100 to 200 sprout, namely independent smallholders, are not accommodated in the service. Those who wanted to get certified seeds should get from unofficial sources, through marketplace. In the end, they got fake ones. This should not happen anymore.

“It is better if the seeds producers and the government are obliged to facilitate the people to get certified seeds. Besides, the regulation that obliges seeds producers to allocate 20 – 30% for the planters, should be enliven again within the target, not only the plasma but also independent smallholders. Of course, the regulation that makes the people difficult to get sprout, needs evaluation” plantation observer and former General Director of Plantation in 2010 – 2016, Gamal Nasir said, as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT, Friday (27/1/2023).

The founder of Gamal Institute also mentioned, if palm oil sprout/seeds governance in Indonesia runs well, Indonesia would win domestic markets. “And could develop its wing to be the player in the global level,” he said. (T2)