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        "id": 1756388,
        "msgid": "strengthening-palm-oil-export-governance-expected-to-continue-prioritising-farmers-1779542349",
        "date": "2026-05-22 06:00:00",
        "title": "Strengthening Palm Oil Export Governance Expected to Continue Prioritising Farmers",
        "author": "Satria K Yudha",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "SPKS cautions that while strengthening export governance and Indonesia\u2019s bargaining position are important, implementation must protect farmers and avoid new pressures on smallholders. It emphasises the need for transparent price formation, farmer involvement in policy oversight, and safeguards for the roughly 60% of national palm oil land managed by smallholders to sustain the industry. The government has proposed strengthening governance through Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia (DSI) to boost trade oversight and state revenue from the sector.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 The plan to reinforce the governance of exports for\nstrategic commodities through Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia (DSI) has\ndrawn the attention of self-help palm oil smallholders. The Indonesian\nPalm Oil Smallholders Union (SPKS) asks that the policy continue to\nprioritise protection of fresh fruit bunches (TBS) prices and the\nsustainability of farmers\u2019 livelihoods in the region.<\/p>\n<p>SPKS chairman Sabarudin said that the government\u2019s efforts to\nstrengthen oversight of palm oil exports and raise Indonesia\u2019s\nbargaining position in the global market are important steps. However,\nhe said, policy implementation must be carried out carefully to avoid\nplacing new pressure on smallholder palm oil farmers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state exists to protect farmers. Therefore, strengthening the\ngovernance of exports must also ensure that farmers\u2019 positions remain\nprotected,\u201d Sabarudin said in a statement on Thursday (21 May 2026).<\/p>\n<p>SPKS regards the certainty of trading mechanisms and price formation\nas key factors in maintaining domestic palm oil market stability.\nAccording to Sabarudin, farmers need guarantees that the price of TBS\nremains aligned with a transparent market mechanism and does not\ndisadvantage farmers at the farm level.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that TBS prices in several regions have begun to decline.\nSPKS also reminded that smallholder farmers currently manage around 60\npercent of the national palm oil land. Therefore, the sustainability of\nthe national palm oil industry is considered to depend heavily on the\nstability of smallholder enterprises and their welfare.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sabarudin, the government should open space for dialogue\nwith business players, cooperatives, and farmer organisations before\nfull policy implementation. This step is important so that strengthening\nexport governance can run in tandem with protection of the national palm\noil supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aim of reforming governance is certainly positive, but its\nimplementation must ensure that farmers remain a key protected part of\nthe national palm oil ecosystem,\u201d said Sabarudin.<\/p>\n<p>SPKS also calls for transparent oversight, farmer involvement in the\npolicy monitoring process, and for a share of the palm oil industry\u2019s\nbenefits to support programmes for replanting and increasing\nproductivity of smallholder plantations.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the government planned to strengthen the governance of\nexports of strategic commodities through DSI to improve trade oversight\nand state revenue from the natural resources sector.<\/p>",
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