<p>Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (IOPRI) was established based on the decree of the chairman of DPH-AP 31 No. 084/Kpts/DPH/XII/1992. It is a merger of 3 research institutions, namely the Medan Plantation Research Center (Puslitbun), Marihat Puslitbun, and Bandar Kuala Puslitbun. From 1993 to 2009, IOPRI was under the coordination of the Indonesian Plantation Research Institute (LRPI), the Indonesian Plantation Research Association whose members consisted of PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) and PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI).
</p><p>Since December 22, 2009, LRPI officially obtained a legal entity from PT Research Perkebunan Nusantara (PT RPN - a subsidiary of BUMN Plantation). PT RPN is a transformation of the management system from non-corporate research to corporate research and effectively started operating on February 5, 2010 and manages 5 Research Centers and 1 research institute. IOPRI will soon spin-off to become a company which is a subsidiary of PT RPN.
</p><p>As a research institution that has an obligation to advance the palm oil industry in Indonesia, IOPRI  has a vision to become an international standard research institution that is able to become a center of excellence for national palm oil, which in its activities is able to be financially independent and has high quality and prosperous human resources. Meanwhile, IOPRI's mission is to support the palm oil industry in Indonesia through research and development, as well as services.
</p><p>Through the resulting technology package and science and technology development, IOPRI is expected to be the prime mover for the development of the oil palm plantation industry in Indonesia. IOPRI is led by a Chief Executive, who in carrying out his duties is assisted by the Head of Research, Head of Business, General Manager (GM) of Plant Materials, and Head of General Bureau/HR.
</p><p>The IOPRI research area comprises 6 research groups, namely Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Soil Science and Agronomy, Plant Protection, Product Development and Quality, Engineering and Environment, and Socio-Economic Technology.
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