Bandarlampung, Aug. 30 -- The Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Ministry of Forestry have collaborated to expand access to capital and finance for forest farmers managing social forestry.

"There are eight areas of cooperation established today. The most essential is providing social forestry farmers with access to finance and capital, primarily through banking," Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said in Bandarlampung on Friday evening.

Some of the key areas of cooperation between the OJK and the Ministry of Forestry included developing a policy mix for the financial services sector and the forestry sector, as well as sustainable financial services and infrastructure products.

In addition, the scope of the collaboration also i...