PT DSI Persero will fully assume export functions starting January\n2027. The Badan Pengelola Dana Perkebunan (BPDP) in collaboration with\nUniversitas Udayana organised GenSawit 2026 at Universitas Udayana,\nDenpasar, Bali on 20 May 2026. In the event, speakers from IPB\nUniversity and the Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Indonesia Pusat were\ninvited, and around 350 students from several universities in Bali\nattended.<\/p>\n
At the opening of the event, Aida Fitria, Head of the Cooperation and\nInstitutional Relations Division at BPDP, said GenSawit was one of\nBPDP\u2019s efforts to raise literacy among the younger generation about the\nstrategic role of the plantation sector, particularly the palm oil\ncommodity for national development.<\/p>\n
\u2018Young people have an important role in delivering solutions through\nresearch, technology, digitalisation and the development of innovative\nideas. Students are not only expected to be recipients of information,\nbut also agents of change able to build data- and science-based\nnarratives,\u2019 Prof.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Ir. Yanto Santosa from IPB University said.<\/p>\n
He noted that the youth and students play an important role in\nbuilding a more objective view of strategic issues, including the\nIndonesian palm oil industry. In the digital era, information flows are\nrapid, but not all information is accompanied by complete and verifiable\ndata.<\/p>\n
The palm oil issue often evolves not only on the basis of scientific\nfacts, but also influenced by opinion, global economic interests, and\nincomplete information. Therefore, it is important for young people not\nto accept narratives uncritically, but to cultivate critical,\nanalytical, fact-based thinking.<\/p>\n
\u2018Students, as intellectuals, are expected to become public literacy\nagents who foster healthy and balanced discussions. A critical attitude\ndoes not mean rejecting or accepting a topic unthinkingly, but rather\ntesting information, comparing sources, understanding context, and\nseeking constructive solutions. A data-based approach helps the younger\ngeneration view issues more fairly and avoid getting trapped in\npolarised opinions. Moreover, the younger generation should understand\nthat sustainability challenges are a shared responsibility. The palm oil\nindustry must continually strive to be more sustainable, transparent and\nenvironmentally friendly, but criticisms of palm oil must also be\nexpressed objectively and proportionally,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018With this mindset, young people will not only become consumers of\ninformation, but also part of the solution through ideas, innovations\nand real contributions to Indonesia\u2019s future. Ultimately, a developed\nnation requires a generation not easily swayed by baseless narratives,\nbut able to stand on data, science and intellectual integrity. With this\nattitude, the younger generation can actively safeguard national\ninterests while promoting a palm oil industry in Indonesia that is more\ncompetitive and sustainable at the global level,\u2019 added Prof.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Ir.\nYanto Santosa.<\/p>\n
The IPB University professor also stated that a data-based approach\nhelps build a more balanced narrative on the socio-economic impacts of\npalm oil. The industry has become a livelihood for millions of workers\nand smallholders across Indonesia.<\/p>\n
This fact has often received limited attention in international\nnegative campaigns. Through scholarly publications, international\nforums, and collaboration among universities and global research\ninstitutions, Indonesia can present a more comprehensive perspective and\nnot merely view palm oil from an environmental angle.<\/p>\n
Dr.\u00a0(cn) Djono A. Burhan, S.Kom, MMgt (Int. Bus), CC, CL, Head of\nInternational Relations and HR Development at DPP Apkasindo (Asosiasi\nPetani Kelapa Sawit Indonesia Pusat) also conveyed that the role and\ncontribution of Indonesian palm oil farmers is substantial to the\nindustry\u2019s sustainability, as 41% or 16 million farmers and their\nfamilies rely on palm oil for their livelihoods.<\/p>\n
Not only areas that are central to palm oil benefit, but a look at\nthe toiletries in my hotel accommodation during GenSawit 2026 in Bali\nshows that the raw material in the soap contains Elaeis Guineensis Oil.\nThis cannot be denied that farmers also contribute to Bali\u2019s tourism,\neven though Bali has no palm oil land or trees.<\/p>\n
This underpins palm oil farmers\u2019 hope to work together to sustain the\nindustry\u2019s sustainability by voicing the benefits of palm oil for both\nthe industry and for Bali\u2019s very famous tourism sector.<\/p>\n
\u2018Palm oil farmers have also moved into the second generation and are\nincreasingly aware of information and technology, where palm oil farmers\nare driving intensification or productivity increases on existing palm\noil estates. Hence, farmers use quality seeds so they can provide\nlivelihoods for their families for at least the next 25 years,\u2019 Djono A.\nBurhan said. (H-2)<\/p>\n
Operational practices and sustainability commitments to keep the palm\noil industry sustainable continue to be socialised to the public.<\/p>\n
Tanzania\u2019s ambassador Macocha Moshe Tembele emphasised the importance\nof international collaboration in releasing palm oil genetic resources\nfrom Serdang Bedagai.<\/p>\n
GAPKI, RPN, and Socfin Indonesia released palm oil genetic resources\noriginating in Tanzania to create climate-adaptive elite varieties.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association held the Sobat Sawit (Soswit)\nGoes to School programme at SMK Negeri.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/data-driven-education-on-palm-oil-plantation-commodities-for-students-1779533729", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }