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        "id": 1644534,
        "msgid": "indonesias-palm-oil-industry-risks-being-overtaken-by-malaysia-this-factor-quietly-becomes-key-1774885939",
        "date": "2026-03-30 21:45:00",
        "title": "Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry Risks Being Overtaken by Malaysia, This Factor Quietly Becomes Key",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Indonesia's palm oil industry, the world's largest producer, faces intensifying global competition from Malaysia, particularly in productivity, efficiency, and management quality. Experts emphasise the critical role of human resource development, including skills, technical expertise, and technological adaptation, to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness. The Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) supports these efforts through scholarships and training programmes, targeting 5,000 new students in 2026 to bridge gaps in workforce quality.",
        "content": "<p>Indonesia\u2019s palm oil industry is facing increasingly tight global\ncompetition. Although Indonesia remains the world\u2019s largest producer,\npressure from rival countries like Malaysia continues to rise, both in\nterms of productivity, efficiency, and the quality of industry\nmanagement.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding this, strengthening non-commodity factors is becoming a\nprimary focus. Not only about land and production, but also the quality\nof human resources (HR), which is considered to determine the\nsustainability and competitiveness of the industry in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by the Executive Director of the Palm Oil\nAgribusiness Strategic Policy Institute, Tungkot Sipayung. He said that\nHR development is a crucial element that cannot be ignored in the\ntransformation of the national palm oil industry.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that HR development must be able to address the various\nincreasingly complex challenges of the palm oil industry. HR development\nmust also play an active role in creating a sustainable palm oil\nindustry system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBesides improving the quality of current HR, such development must\nbe able to meet the needs of the palm oil industry in the future,\u201d he\nsaid, as quoted from a press release on Monday, 30 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He added that palm oil HR development needs to cover aspects of\nquality, diversity of skills, and adequate availability of labour.\nAccording to him, the industry\u2019s needs are no longer simple, but demand\ntechnical, managerial abilities, and adaptation to new technologies in\nthe plantation sector.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Tungkot highlighted the strategic role of the Plantation\nFund Management Agency (BPDP) in supporting HR strengthening. This\ninstitution is considered to have carried out important functions\nthrough scholarship and training programmes targeting the younger\ngeneration, especially children of palm oil farmers.<\/p>\n<p>The programme is implemented together with the Directorate General of\nPlantations of the Ministry of Agriculture, with the aim of creating a\nworkforce that is not only ready to use, but also capable of bringing\ninnovation to the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Based on 2025 data, 13,265 participants have received scholarships\nfor HR development in the palm oil industry at various universities. In\naddition, technical training programmes have reached around 32,152 palm\noil farmers in various regions.<\/p>\n<p>For 2026, BPDP targets a quota of 5,000 new students with a focus on\nstrengthening competencies in technical and plantation technology\nfields. This step is considered important to catch up on the lag in\nworkforce quality aspects.<\/p>",
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