Describe the brief history of oil palm in Indonesia?

Oil palm was imported to Indonesia by the Dutch East Indies government in 1848. Some of the seeds were planted in the Bogor Botanical Gardens, while the rest of the seeds were planted on roadsides as ornamental plants in Deli, North Sumatra in the 1870s. At the same time, the demand for vegetable oil increased due to the Industrial Revolution in the mid-19th century. From this, the idea emerged to create oil palm plantations based on selected plants from Bogor and Deli, so the "Deli Dura" type of palm was recognized. 

Explain the potential of oil palm in Indonesia? 

The potential of palm oil in Indonesia is that Indonesia is the largest producer of crude palm oil (CPO) in the world. 

Explain the role of oil palm? 

The Role of Oil Palm 

  1. Palm oil is the main raw material for cooking oil, 
  2. As one of the mainstay non-oil and gas export commodities, 
  3. In the process of production and processing, it is also capable of creating job opportunities and at the same time increasing the welfare of the community. 
Explain the use of oil palm? The uses of oil palm - Palm oil products can be used, among others: Food Products, produced from Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Kernel Palm Oil (KPO), such as emulsifiers, cooking oil, shortening, margarine, vanaspati, cocoa butter substitutes, and various other food ingredients. Non-Food Products, produced from CPO and KPO, such as epoxy compounds, ester compounds, waxes, cosmetics, lubricants, fatty alcohol, oleochemicals, biodiesel, and various ingredients for various other non-food industries, for example for the pharmaceutical industry. Byproducts / waste - The waste of oil palm fruit processing such as empty fruit bunches has the potential to become a mixture of animal feed and ferment into compost. Empty bunches can be used for oil palm plant mulch, as raw material for pulp making and organic solvents, and oil palm shells can be used as fuel and for the manufacture of activated charcoal. Tree trunks and midrib for pulp paper furniture and fodder.

Explain the use of oil palm? 

The uses of oil palm - Palm oil products can be used, among others: 

  1. Food Products, produced from Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Kernel Palm Oil (KPO), such as emulsifiers, cooking oil, shortening, margarine, vanaspati, cocoa butter substitutes, and various other food ingredients. 
  2. Non-Food Products, produced from CPO and KPO, such as epoxy compounds, ester compounds, waxes, cosmetics, lubricants, fatty alcohol, oleochemicals, biodiesel, and various ingredients for various other non-food industries, for example for the pharmaceutical industry. 
  3. Byproducts / waste - The waste of oil palm fruit processing such as empty fruit bunches has the potential to become a mixture of animal feed and ferment into compost. Empty bunches can be used for oil palm plant mulch, as raw material for pulp making and organic solvents, and oil palm shells can be used as fuel and for the manufacture of activated charcoal. Tree trunks and midrib for pulp paper furniture and fodder.
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