Associations and businesspeople in the palm oil sector believe that the land use rights (HGU) held by industry players cannot be conflicted with the Job Creation Law, as long as the HGU was issued before the Omnibus Law came into effect.
The General Chair of the Indonesian Agricultural Economics Association (Perhepi), Bustanul Arifin, believes that the designation of forest areas containing oil palm plantations is due to confusion in the licensing process, which has led to controversy among business players.
