InfoSAWIT, BELITUNG TIMUR – Palm oil plantation company, PT Sahabat Mewah dan Makmur (SMM), the subsidiary of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ) re-shared premium price from sustainable palm oil sle to its partners through five unions within the numbers, Rp 340.769.162. It was symbolically handed over to each union at ANJ Learning Center, District of Belitung Timur, Wednesday (12/4/2023).
The unions were Koperasi Mitra Lestari, Koperasi Sambar Jaya Makmur, Koperasi Mitra Anugrah, Koperasi Berhimpun Sejahtera, and Koperasi Lindong Raya that cooperate with more than 382 smallholders within 564,18 hectares totally. Compared to the previous year, the nowadays premium increases up to 116% while last year premium was Rp 157.281.349. The increasing numbers happened for the increasing certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) sale.
Director of SMM, Juli Wankara Purba said the premium sharing of CSPO is the appreciation for the smallholders that implements sustainable plantation practices in Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) scheme.
“We hope RSPO certificate can prove that sustainable plantation practice and governance run well and could be enhanced and every union as the partners would get the future premium,” Purba said, as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT, recently.
He also told, fresh fruit bunch (FFB) traceability in SMM covers 100%, which means, the sources of FFB are identified and this is the target of ANJ to reach more than 99% FFB traceability from the third parties in ANJ Group by the late of 2025.
Vice Director of ANJ, Geetha Govindan said that SMM that has been operating since 1990 until now can contribute to develop economy and empower the people around, namely in employment. This proves that partnership is established with the people by having unions.
“We thank to what SMM got. Of course, the achievement has something to do with the people and regional government’s supports in Belitung Timur. We are excited and motivated to deliver the best to the people of Belitung Timur," Geetha.
Regent of Belitung Timur, Burhanudin said that the regional government really appreciated the sustainable premium sharing for five unions – the partners of SMM. He hoped and urged the smallholders to be committed and maintaining partnership which runs well. (T2)
