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UGM trade centre director joins Bangkok panel on private capital for plantation jobs
Maharani Hapsari, who directs Universitas Gadjah Mada's Center for World Trade Studies, spoke at the 'Plantation 360' seminar in Bangkok, which UGM linked to smallholder farmers' role in sustainable palm oil.
Why it matters: UGM's Center for World Trade Studies is the university unit whose director sat on this Bangkok panel on plantation jobs and private capital.
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) said Dr Maharani Hapsari, Director of its Center for World Trade Studies (PSPD UGM), sat on a seminar panel in Bangkok, Thailand.
According to UGM, Dr Hapsari is also Chairholder of the WTO Chair Program (WCP) Indonesia.
The seminar, held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, was titled 'Plantation 360: Mobilizing Private Capital for More and Better Jobs', the university reported.
UGM presented her participation as highlighting the role of smallholder farmers in sustainable palm oil.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
UGM placed the director of its Center for World Trade Studies on a Bangkok panel about mobilising private capital for more and better plantation jobs, and framed her contribution around smallholder farmers in sustainable palm oil.
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