InfoSAWIT, LONDON - Amsterdam Declarations Partnership (ADP) Meeting that was held in London Wednesday (10/5/2023) was very significant for the strategic theme discussed about palm oil supply chain from the producer to consumer countries in Europe. In the shot, Deputy in Agribusiness and Agriculture, Coordinator Ministry in Economy, Musdhalifah Machmud took every stakeholder to support Indonesia to escalate smallholders’ palm oil plantations to be more sustainable.

“The Government of Indonesia takes every stakeholder in this event to support Indonesia to escalate smallholders’ plantations to be more sustainable,” she said, as in the official statement, Monday (15/5/2023).

Musdhalifah told, palm oil has been sustainably processed. The proof is that there has been Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate. It is the legal from the government and people as palm oil producers in Indonesia that implement sustainable agriculture. She hoped that consumer countries in Europe understand that plantation commodities in Indonesia are not categorized in the cutoff date European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

“Delegations of Indonesia also proposed supports about 5in1 Developing Smallholders Palm Oil Sustainable,” she said.

Musdhalifah continued, the 5in1 consists of smallholders’ replanting program, development and implementation of ISPO for planters, the support of infrastructures, and the supports to develop human resources.

She continued the package of such activities is put into Rencana Aksi Daerah Kelapa Sawit Berkelanjutan (RAD-KSB) as the regional government’s commitment to develop (palm oil) plantations sustainably.

For information, in the chance, there were hybrid dialogue with the host of WWF United Kingdom in London, Tuesday (9/5/2023). It met the government and stakeholders from two countries – Indonesia and China. (T2)