Indonesia’s agricultural policies aim to reduce the environmental footprint but actions are incomplete, creating a gap between aspirations and reality
Indonesia has embraced sustainable agriculture through a variety of national strategies, such as National Agenda 21, national development programs and a Revitalization Strategy for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, according to a new study carried out also in the Philippines and Viet Nam by a team of researchers led by the World Agroforestry Centre coordinated by the World Bank with support from the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Trade and Development 2 and The Green Development Support Program funded by the Government of Norway and the Danish International Development Agency.
The team argue that many of these strategies could lead to sound environmental management of export agriculture in the country. However, a mixed set of capacities, together with conflict between conservation goals and local revenue-raising imperatives, has led to inconsistent progress in different provinces.
