DataSheet1_Transition Pathway Palm Oil Research Framework Toward a Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model Using SWOT Analysis: A Case Study of Thailand.PDF

Climate change, food security, and energy crisis are becoming more intense in our world. Oil palm can be utilized in both the food and biofuel industries. To respond to the crisis, it is necessary to develop palm oil products besides vegetable oil and biodiesel. This article focuses on the development of strategies to research oil palm throughout the supply chain in Thailand. The SWOT factors (the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) are recognized via interviews with stakeholders. These stakeholders are feedstock producers, crude palm oil (CPO) producers, government agencies, biodiesel producers, palm oil refinery producers, and researchers. The results obtained from the data collection were analyzed and led to the formulation of strategies for future research on oil palm by the TOWS matrix. According to this analysis, future palm oil research framework strategies should consist of four categories: (1) oil palm management policy, developing regulation and economic instruments of various forms to systematically manage the oil palm industry, and applying big data and smart innovation to analyze market behavior; (2) oil palm breeding and production technologies, developing smart innovation in line with farmers’ lifestyles, and supporting research on oil content analysis and harvesting technology; (3) oil palm biomass conversion technologies, assessing environmental impacts through life cycle technology, evaluating the potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing the consumption rate of palm biomass; and (4) palm-based oleochemical products, developing oleochemical technology at the industrial level, expanding the potential capacity of producing oleochemical derivative products, and increasing the consumption rate and value added of CPO. All four frameworks were detailed and revised in line with the information obtained from seminars, comments, and interviews to meet the needs of all stakeholders. This framework will help drive the Bio-Circular-Green economy model in the future.全球气候变化、粮食安全与能源危机问题日趋严峻。油棕（oil palm）可应用于食品与生物燃料两大产业。为应对上述危机，除植物油与生物柴油外，开发棕榈油相关产品极具必要性。 本文聚焦泰国境内油棕全供应链的研究策略制定工作。本研究通过访谈利益相关方，识别出态势分析法（SWOT）的四大核心要素：优势、劣势、机遇与威胁。本次访谈的利益相关方涵盖原料生产商、粗棕榈油（crude palm oil, CPO）生产商、政府机构、生物柴油生产商、棕榈油精炼生产商及科研人员。 研究团队对调研收集的数据进行分析，并通过TOWS矩阵拟定油棕领域未来研究的相关策略。经此分析，未来棕榈油研究框架策略可分为四大类别： （1）油棕管理政策：制定多样化的监管与经济工具，系统化管理油棕产业，并运用大数据与智能创新手段分析市场行为； （2）油棕育种与生产技术：开发贴合农户生产生活的智能创新技术，并支持含油率分析与采收技术相关研究； （3）油棕生物质转化技术：借助生命周期评估技术核算环境影响，评估温室气体减排潜力，并提升棕榈生物质的消费占比； （4）棕榈基油脂化工产品：开发工业化级别的油脂化工技术，扩大油脂化工衍生产品的产能潜力，并提升粗棕榈油（CPO）的消费占比与附加值。 上述四大框架均结合研讨会反馈、各方意见与访谈结果进行了细化与修订，以契合所有利益相关方的需求。该框架未来将助力生物循环绿色（Bio-Circular-Green）经济模式的推广落地。