InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara has declared its readiness to support the acceleration of Smallholder palm oil replanting, including plantation areas that have long faced legal uncertainty due to their location within designated forest zones.
Of the approximately 4.8 million hectares of oil palm land identified within forest areas, part of the area is considered to have strong potential to enter a land restructuring and replanting scheme in the near term.
President Director Muhammad Abdul Ghani said around 400,000 to 500,000 hectares could become the first priority for replanting once legal and land status arrangements are completed.
“Out of the 4.8 million hectares, if around 400,000 to 500,000 hectares can be prioritized, we are ready to step in and support the replanting effort,” Ghani said during a limited discussion forum at Menara Agrinas Palma in Jakarta on Monday (27/4/2026), attended by InfoSAWIT.
According to Ghani, resolving palm oil plantations located within forest zones must follow a legally sound pathway to ensure implementation does not create new governance or legal disputes in the future.
For that reason, he emphasized the importance of involving the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH) throughout the entire process—from planning and implementation to post-program supervision.
He noted that cross-institutional task force involvement would strengthen program legitimacy while providing legal certainty for all stakeholders.
“From the earliest planning stage, implementation, and post-program monitoring, the Task Force must be involved. If all parties participate from the beginning, the process will be far safer and provide much stronger certainty,” Ghani explained.
Third-Party Involvement for Transparency
In carrying out the program, Agrinas Palma stressed that it will not work alone. The company plans to involve qualified third parties with technical expertise to support administration, field verification, and replanting implementation to ensure full transparency and regulatory compliance.
This approach is viewed as essential to guarantee that accelerated replanting in legally complex plantation areas can proceed without creating future governance or legal risks.
Ghani also highlighted the importance of financing support, particularly if field-level funding needs exceed available financing schemes.
“If additional financing requirements become substantial, broader policy support at a higher level will be necessary to keep the program on track,” he said.
Agrinas’ readiness to enter strategic replanting projects is seen as an important step in unlocking stalled plantation productivity, while helping integrate legally problematic plantation areas into a more structured, accountable, and sustainable national palm oil development framework. (T2)
