Indonesian Palm Oil Industry Roadmap Entering the Industrial Revolution 4.0

Digitalization of Downstream Industry. The palm oil midstream industry produces various type of products, most of the products has potential market share, for both domestic and export market share. The development of downstream palm oil industry needs to be implemented immediately concerning high value-added of downstream palm oil products. Downstream palm oil industry has a vast spectrum, with more than 100 downstream products which can be produced on an industrial scale. However, only 23 downstream product types that has been commercially produced in Indonesia
In context of facing revolution industry 4.0, palm oil industry needs to develop quickly especially on digital technology aspects, because the growth of digital technology will be the main key of Indonesian’s competitiveness in the future.

The development of technology in the palm oil industry is important for Indonesia to compete with other countries. If we do not make improvements from the upstream sector to the downstream sector, we will not only be unable to reach the target but will be left behind by other countries that are more prepared in the global and domestic markets.

Challenges of the Indonesian Palm Oil Industry

Indonesia is the biggest palm oil producer in the world. The export of palm oil has a massive contribution to the Gross National Income (GNI); therefore, it gives big responsibility for government and producers to keep producing palm oil for domestic and global consumption.

eKomoditi Solutions Indonesia has the duty to help the development of palm oil industry so that plantations in Indonesia evolves into a modern plantation and ensuring palm oil commodity can compete in the global market.

Applications that has been developed by eKomoditi Solutions Indonesia are: (1) Electronic Plantations Control System (ePCS) is an application to control and monitor plantation operations using Android platform, (2) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a software to manage business organizations using digital platform, and lastly (3) PlantationDirectory.com is a marketplace to sell and buy plantation fields and products.