Speaking to a seminar at Santika Hotel here on Friday, Secretary of the Directorate General of Agriculture Mukti Sardjono said that oil palm played an important role in providing income for the people.
He said it also served as an important factor for the expansion of regional development because more than 3.7 million people were employed in this sector.
Besides that, oil palm, according to Mukti, is also an important source of state revenue. It serves a source of income from non oil/non gas exports.
The value of palm oil exports is bigger than that of other agricultural product exports. "In 2012, palm oil exports contributed Rp28.3 trillion in export tax to the state so that this commodity has an important role in supporting the development of industry at home," Mukti said. (*/M038)
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