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Pontianak - Member of the House of Representatives Commission IV Siswono Yudo Husodo stated there is a trend level of ownership of oil palm plantations by foreigners has increased.

"Actually, technically, the oil palm plantations can be supported by domestic capital," said Siswono Yudo Husodo interrupted during a visit to recess Commission IV in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Monday.

He pointed out in West Kalimantan, there were seven foreign investment while domestic investment only six companies. "Head area as the authorized agency should consider the conditions for the next period," he said.

Total area of oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan were recorded in October 2009 to 499,548 hectares, is still far from target of 1.5 million hectares of development.

While data from Sawit Watch about 50 of the total area of oil palm plantation companies of about 7.8 million hectares in Indonesia, foreign owned. Among businessmen from Malaysia, Singapore, USA, UK, Belgium

Head of the Department of Social Risk Mitigation and Environmental Norman Jiwan Sawit Watch said that the trigger factor, because there are games at the level of decision-makers, especially in the area in terms of giving permission.

"For one hectare of oil palm land at least that decision makers get a commission for Rp1 million to Rp3 million," he said.

Overall, oil palm plantations controlled by 30 groups and approximately 700 subsidiaries. Only in five years From 1999 - 2004 the rate of planting oil palm plantations reached 400 thousand hectares per year.

The area reserved for oil palm plantations in Indonesia overall area of 18 million hectares. While the total area managed to palm it is targeted to 10 million hectares in the year 2014.

Manggabarani Plantation Director General Achmad said Indonesia remained focused on achieving the production targets of crude palm oil or crude palm oil (CPO) as many as 40 million tons in 2020. (*) (AFP)