Agriculture beyond Food - Experiences from Indonesia (original) (raw)
Biofuel production in Indonesia in 2025 could reach 15,9 billion liters and 16.5 billion liters per year of ethanol and biodiesel, respectively. If the technology is still depended on the first generation biofuels, the land dedicated to biofuels would be in the range of 6.6 to 11.6 million hectares. Therefore, it is no wonder that there are widespread concerns that biofuels could end up causing more problems than they solve. Several LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) studies reported that the effects of first generation biofuels as fuel can reduce green house gases (GHG) and produce a higher total energy amount than that of fossil fuels. However, recent and more comprehensive studies indicated that if the land use conversion were accounted for, biofuel resulted a much higher of GHG emissions, especially if it was included the rainforest destruction, or conversion of peat lands. For the above reasons, in the near term, the policy priority should be to find ways to promote sustainable produc...
Resources, policy, and research activities of biofuel in Indonesia: A review
Energy Reports, 2016
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2012
Biofuel production in Indonesia in 2025 could reach 15,9 billion liters and 16.5 billion liters per year of ethanol and biodiesel, respectively. If the technology is still depended on the first generation biofuels, the land dedicated to biofuels would be in the range of 6.6 to 11.6 million hectares. Therefore, it is no wonder that there are widespread concerns that biofuels could end up causing more problems than they solve. Several LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) studies reported that the effects of first generation biofuels as fuel can reduce green house gases (GHG) and produce a higher total energy amount than that of fossil fuels. However, recent and more comprehensive studies indicated that if the land use conversion were accounted for, biofuel resulted a much higher of GHG emissions, especially if it was included the rainforest destruction, or conversion of peat lands. For the above reasons, in the near term, the policy priority should be to find ways to promote sustainable produc...
Indonesia | African Food Security Initiative
2013
Development of IPM tactics for cocoa, papaya, and high value vegetable crops, by coordinating activities with key collaborating institutions including IPB, UNSRAT, ICCRI, IVEGRI, and Udayana University. Clemson scientists traveled to Indonesia and met with scientists from each of these institutions to assess potential integration of IPM CRSP into USAID/Indonesia programs for vegetables in Bali, coffee and cocoa with ICCRI, and shallot research with IVEGRI. Workplans have been prepared and, in some cases, field activities have begun. Pending additional funding from USAID/Indonesia, plans are in place for expanded activities with each institution.
2015
By the expansion of oil palm plantations, Indonesia has become a world leading producer of crude palm oil. However, Indonesia has also been largely criticized due to issues of land use change and deforestation. The country now promotes the use of palm oil for biodiesel production as part of policies to achieve renewable energy targets. Currently yields on palm oil plantations are far from optimal. Do new policies promoting biodiesel production address the issue of yields properly? This study analyses the driving forces for the expansion of palm oil plantations in Indonesia and the palm oil yields obtained in the country. Data is collected through a multi-disciplinary structured literature review of relevant palm oil publications from the last 15 years. We identify the policies that have been put in place and the strategies used to establish palm oil plantations in the past years. We look at the newly defined policies of the Indonesian government towards renewables and climate mitiga...