Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, launched the moratorium in September 2018 to try to stop deforestation and improve governance in the industry. - AFP
JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia will use existing laws in a jobs creation bill passed last year to deal with issues around sustainable palm oil production, a senior official said on Wednesday (Sept 22), after a moratorium on new plantation permits recently ended.
The country, the world's top palm oil producer, launched the moratorium in September 2018 to try to stop deforestation and improve governance in the industry, while seeking to boost output from existing cultivated areas.
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