South Korean AI Company Expands into Southeast Asian Agriculture Sector with Palm Oil Plantation Technology

Thu, 26 Feb 2026, 01:17 WIB | By Mirza | Source: MEDIA_INDONESIA | Agriculture

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A South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) technology company, Dabeeo, is strengthening its expansion in the Southeast Asian agricultural sector through the implementation of spatial analytics and AI-based mapping in the palm oil industry.

Since officially starting operations in Indonesia in May 2025, Dabeeo has shown rapid growth through partnerships with various major plantation groups. These include Salim Group, Tunas Sawa Erma (TSE) Group, and POSCO Group through its subsidiary PT Bio Inti Agrindo (BIA). Most recently, Dabeeo entered into a cooperation agreement with Triputra Agro Persada, one of the leading national palm oil producers. At the regional level, the company has also partnered with Sawit Kinabalu in Malaysia.

Dabeeo Vice President, Victor Choi, affirmed that the collaboration reflects the industry’s high confidence in the technology they have developed.

“This contract shows that Dabeeo’s solutions have been recognised as an integrated platform that combines precision plantation monitoring with operational management at the field level,” he said.

Through a partnership with Triputra Agro Persada, Dabeeo will implement an AI-based monitoring system on a large scale in palm oil plantation areas. This technology relies on proprietary vision AI to provide a more advanced method of garden management compared to conventional satellite-based remote sensing.

The system is able to identify each tree individually, analyse plant health conditions, and detect changes in the garden environment through high-resolution satellite imagery processed with AI. In addition, this technology also combines three-dimensional (3D) terrain analysis and land suitability assessment to provide a comprehensive picture of plantation conditions.

All data from the analysis can be accessed through a web-based platform and mobile applications, enabling real-time information synchronisation between field teams and headquarters.

One of its superior features is the integration of AI-based satellite data with operational data, including the automatic marking of locations of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) that have not been transported from the Collection Points (CP). This feature helps the logistics team to organise routes and fleet management more efficiently while reducing operational constraints such as flooding.

In line with this strategic partnership, Dabeeo plans to expand its partnerships with other major palm oil producers in Indonesia.

“By connecting AI-based satellite analysis and customer data, we provide solutions that can be directly applied to plantation operational activities,” explained Victor Choi.

In the future, Dabeeo also targets expansion to global agribusiness companies as part of its strategy to strengthen its position in the Southeast Asian market.

Founded in 2012 in South Korea, Dabeeo is an AI technology company that develops vision AI solutions for precision plantation monitoring. This technology includes individual tree identification, plant health analysis, and real-time integration of field operational data through web and mobile platforms. (Put/E-1)

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