Indonesia is considering a ban on the enlargement of palm oil plantations and a review of existing licences to help increase productivity. Plantations of palm oil, one of Indonesia's major exports, currently produce between two and four tons per hectare 2017, but the government wants that that to double this year to allow the company to compete better with neighbour Malaysia, which harvests about 10 tons per hectare 2017. Indonesia produced 38 million tons of crude palm oil in each year, an increase on the previous year.
Indonesia is considering a ban on the enlargement of palm oil plantations and a review of existing licences to help increase productivity. Plantations of palm oil, one of Indonesia's major exports, currently produce between two and four tons per hectare each year, but the government wants that that to double this year to allow the company to compete better with neighbour Malaysia, which harvests about 10 tons per hectare each year. Indonesia produced 38 million tons of crude palm oil in 2017, an increase on the previous year.