Indonesia extends plantation fund support to cocoa and coconut farmers
The broader mandate includes replanting, training and infrastructure support, with the government aiming to improve smallholder welfare.
Indonesia has brought cocoa and coconut within the remit of its Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP), extending its responsibilities beyond palm oil. The government said the change is intended to improve governance and smallholder welfare.
Deputy Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Dradjad Hari Wibowo outlined the expansion at the International Conference and Expo on Palm Oil and Others 2026 in Jakarta on November 5. He said Presidential Regulation Number 132 of 2024 provides the basis for the wider mandate.
Support for cocoa and coconut growers will encompass replanting, workforce development, infrastructure, stronger institutions and technical assistance. Dradjad said efforts to build economic resilience should deliver benefits for farmers.
Separately, the government said it had improved transparency in strategic natural-resource exports through Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI). The measure, under Government Regulation Number 24 of 2026, took effect on June 1 and aims to optimise state revenue while curbing under-invoicing and transfer pricing.
For cocoa and coconut, the government is also seeking higher productivity, better post-harvest facilities, digital integration across supply chains and wider access to domestic and overseas markets for processed products.
