InfoSAWIT, PALANGKA RAYA – Plasma smallholders’ plantations that laid about 350 thousand hectares are potentially developing Bina Industri Koperasi Sejahtera (Bikopra) program for the members of Asosiasi Petani Perusahaan Inti Rakyat (Aspekpir) in West Kalimantan.

Chairman of Aspekpir, Setiyono said the vast palm oil plantations where the people cultivate in West Kalimantan Province are potentially delivering big advantages. They could also plant fruits, leaves, sticks, midrib, and others to be other downstream and upstream industries both in palm oil and its derivatives.

“It is very important to develop the micro, small, and medium businesses (MSMB) in West Kalimantan by having Bikopra for plasma smallholders because palm oil plantations can be easily found in the province,” he said, as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT recently.

It is also the reason for Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) and Aspekpir to get partnership program in Bimbingan Teknis (Bimtek) MSMB Bikopra in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province.

Head Division of MSMB PFMA, Helmi Muhansyah said, Bikopra stands for Bangun Industri UMKM Sejahtera that Aspekpir Indonesia proposed to develop entrepreneurship in Indonesia by advantaging palm oil wastes to get higher economic values. (T2)