Indonesia agricultural downstream reforms

In late July 2026 Indonesian stakeholders pushed to add value to primary commodities through downstream development. On 22 July the CEO of PT Bumi Sukses, Rico Wisnu Wibisono, unveiled a plan to reactivate 78,000 ha of idle ponds in North Java for high‑salinity tilapia farming using AI‑driven precision techniques. The same day Mohammad Faisal of the Center of Reform on Economics urged a shift from pure palm‑oil production toward a hub for palm‑oil derivatives, calling for fiscal incentives and regulatory support.

The next day the government announced a long‑term strategy for other sectors. Minister Rachmat Pambudy presented a 2025‑2045 Coconut Downstreaming Roadmap to expand financing, research, standards and processing capacity, while an export levy was introduced to revive cocoa by funding replanting and better use of under‑utilised processing plants.

On 27 July the Ministry of Plantations, together with the Akademi Komunitas Perkebunan Yogyakarta and the Badan Pengelola Dana Perkebunan, delivered technical training on sustainable palm‑oil cultivation to 149 participants in South Sulawesi, emphasizing improved seed use, soil management and climate‑change adaptation. In the Selayar Islands, the PKK leadership partnered with the BESTARI Saintek team of Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Pangkajene Kepulauan to train women in converting coconut waste into natural dyes and other value‑added products under the "Green Gold Kelapa Selayar" programme. These initiatives broaden the earlier reforms by strengthening human resources, promoting sustainability and expanding economic roles for women in the palm‑oil and coconut value chains, reinforcing Indonesia’s coordinated push toward higher‑value agricultural exports.