Smallholders have 617,000 hectares of oil palm plantations and most of them need replanting, Bambang said here on Monday.
The government provides an assistance of Rp25 million for replanting of a hectare of their oil palm plantations.
"This year we hope to finish replanting 185,000 hectares of farmers` plantations. Farmer shave to make use of the opportunity," Bambang said.
Palm oil is the country`s largest foreign exchange earner outside oil and gas.
The country is the world`s largest producer of palm oil.
Reporting by Subagyo
Editing by Eliswan
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Editor: Heru Purwanto
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