Agrinas Land Control Expands Indonesia’s State Palm-Oil Footprint

Jakarta, Indonesia, 31 August 2026 – Indonesia’s state-owned Agrinas Palma Nusantara now controls about three million hectares of land after receiving an additional one million hectares from forestry company Perhutani, expanding the government’s direct role in the palm-oil economy. The transfer strengthens a national effort to reclaim forest areas and reorganise plantation assets, but it also creates a major test of governance, productivity and capital discipline.

By May, a government task force had transferred 4.12 million hectares seized from companies accused of violating forest-use rules. Up to 800,000 hectares of oil-palm land remained under verification, indicating that Agrinas’s portfolio could change further as authorities review ownership, permits and land classification. The scale makes the process significant for plantation supply, rural employment and Indonesia’s investment environment.