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InfoSAWIT, ACEH TAMIANG – A coalition of independent oil palm farmers in Aceh Tamiang has launched an ambitious reforestation initiative, planting around 5,000 trees to restore degraded landscapes, strengthen climate resilience, and demonstrate that sustainable palm oil production can go hand in hand with environmental conservation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's palm oil sector is accelerating its digital transformation through a new talent development initiative that combines higher education, industry collaboration, and artificial intelligence-based enterprise technology. A total of 17 scholarship recipients from the Software Engineering Technology (TRPL) program at Citra Widya Edukasi Palm Oil Polytechnic (Poltek Kelapa Sawit CWE) have officially begun the mySAP365 AIX 2026 Batch-2 internship program, supported by the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil industry has become far more than an export commodity. For hundreds of thousands of families living in transmigration areas, oil palm has evolved into the backbone of local economies, helping transform once-remote settlements into productive agricultural communities, according to Deputy Minister of Transmigration Viva Yoga Mauladi.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for independent smallholders in Riau Province increased for the pricing period of July 29–August 4, 2026, with nine-year-old oil palm trees recording the largest benchmark price at Rp3,913.28 per kilogram, up Rp67.28/kg from the previous period.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices offered through Indonesia's state-owned trading platform, PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN), continued to edge higher on Tuesday (July 28), even as palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange weakened for a second consecutive session.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for plasma oil palm growers in Riau Province increased for the pricing period of July 29 to August 4, 2026, with plantations aged nine years recording the highest weekly gain, according to the latest pricing decision issued by the provincial FFB pricing committee.

InfoSAWIT, DELI SERDANG – Practical field experience is becoming an increasingly important component of Indonesia's efforts to improve the capabilities of independent oil palm smallholders. To support this objective, the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP), the Directorate General of Plantations (Ditjenbun) under the Ministry of Agriculture, and PT Koompasia Enviro Institute (KEI) organized a field study visit at Verdant Bioscience PT Timbang Deli Indonesia in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil has long been recognized as the world's most efficient vegetable oil crop, but its remarkable productivity continues to be accompanied by an enduring debate over environmental conservation and sustainable development.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's palm oil industry continues to benefit from relatively high crude palm oil (CPO) prices, but surging production costs and tightening supplies are placing increasing pressure on growers and the broader supply chain.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm in West Sumatra Province increased during the fourth pricing period of July 2026, with mature plantations aged 10 to 20 years posting a gain of Rp12.60 per kilogram, according to the latest pricing decision issued by the provincial pricing committee.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have become a major catalyst for higher crude palm oil (CPO) prices, while simultaneously increasing logistics costs, production expenses, and uncertainty across the global palm oil supply chain.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's state-owned palm oil marketing agency, PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN), recorded another withdrawal (WD) during its crude palm oil (CPO) tender on Monday (July 27), reflecting softer market sentiment as Malaysian palm oil futures declined from a 15-week high.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Mahindra Farm Equipment (FE), through its Indonesian distributor RMA Indonesia, has officially launched the Mahindra OJA 3140, a new 40-horsepower compact tractor, during Inagritech 2026 in Jakarta, underscoring its commitment to advancing agricultural mechanization and supporting Indonesia’s food security agenda.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) has strengthened its commitment to sustainable plantation development by forging a broad research partnership involving government agencies, research institutions, state-owned enterprises, academia, and regional administrations to accelerate innovation and downstream development in the plantation sector.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) is stepping up efforts to develop micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) based on plantation commodities, viewing downstream processing as a key strategy to generate higher value-added products while improving farmers' incomes.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) has expanded its Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training program to Malaysia, reinforcing its commitment to empowering independent oil palm smallholders and promoting a more productive, sustainable, and resilient regional palm oil industry.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – A total of 90 independent oil palm smallholders from Aceh Singkil Regency have completed an intensive technical training program designed to strengthen their cultivation skills and improve plantation productivity through sustainable farming practices.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Organization (POPSI) has urged the government to disclose the data and methodology underpinning claims by PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) that it has successfully narrowed the gap between exporters' declared palm oil export prices and international benchmark prices.

InfoSAWIT, KUTAI TIMUR – Local authorities in Indonesia's East Kutai Regency are encouraging palm oil companies to create greater leadership opportunities for women while strengthening inclusive employment practices as part of broader efforts to build a more sustainable plantation industry.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia is intensifying efforts to transform palm oil research into commercial innovation as the government positions scientific development as a key driver of the country's B50 biodiesel implementation and higher-value downstream industries.