The Role of Markets, Technology, and Policy in Generating Palm-Oil Demand in Indonesia
Indonesia produces more palm oil and consumes more palm oil per capita than any country in the world. This article examines the processes through which Indonesia has promoted palm-oil consumption and some of the consequences of that promotion. Partial equilibrium modelling shows that Indonesia'...
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okr-10986-226442021-04-23T14:04:10Z The Role of Markets, Technology, and Policy in Generating Palm-Oil Demand in Indonesia Gaskell, Joanne C. consumption markets palm oil Indonesia produces more palm oil and consumes more palm oil per capita than any country in the world. This article examines the processes through which Indonesia has promoted palm-oil consumption and some of the consequences of that promotion. Partial equilibrium modelling shows that Indonesia's remarkable increase in palm-oil consumption since 1985 is not largely attributable to population and income growth. Instead, much of this consumption growth has resulted from substitution away from coconut oil, facilitated by government policies on technology, pricing, distribution, and trade. The switch from coconut oil to palm oil in Indonesia was associated with increased land conversions to agriculture and diminished smallholder competitiveness. Despite lower rates of cooking-oil substitution in the future, simulations suggest that Indonesia's total palm-oil consumption in 2035 will be at least double that of 2010. 2015-09-21T20:28:36Z 2015-09-21T20:28:36Z 2015-03-30 Journal Article Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies 0007-4918 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22644 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 igo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Indonesia |
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Indonesia produces more palm oil and consumes more palm oil per capita than any country in the world. This article examines the processes through which Indonesia has promoted palm-oil consumption and some of the consequences of that promotion. Partial equilibrium modelling shows that Indonesia's remarkable increase in palm-oil consumption since 1985 is not largely attributable to population and income growth. Instead, much of this consumption growth has resulted from substitution away from coconut oil, facilitated by government policies on technology, pricing, distribution, and trade. The switch from coconut oil to palm oil in Indonesia was associated with increased land conversions to agriculture and diminished smallholder competitiveness. Despite lower rates of cooking-oil substitution in the future, simulations suggest that Indonesia's total palm-oil consumption in 2035 will be at least double that of 2010. |
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Gaskell, Joanne C. |
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Gaskell, Joanne C. |
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Gaskell, Joanne C. |
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The Role of Markets, Technology, and Policy in Generating Palm-Oil Demand in Indonesia |
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The Role of Markets, Technology, and Policy in Generating Palm-Oil Demand in Indonesia |
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The Role of Markets, Technology, and Policy in Generating Palm-Oil Demand in Indonesia |
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The Role of Markets, Technology, and Policy in Generating Palm-Oil Demand in Indonesia |
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The Role of Markets, Technology, and Policy in Generating Palm-Oil Demand in Indonesia |
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role of markets, technology, and policy in generating palm-oil demand in indonesia |
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