InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Aceh Tamiang would be one pioneer and palm oil center in Aceh Province where fresh fruit bunch (FFB) supplies are abundant both produced by the companies and smallholders.

Chairman of Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (Apkasindo) Aceh Province, Sofyan Abdullah said that Aceh Tamiang could be the best location to develop red palm cooking oil.

He told that after days before he said hello and halalbihalal heading to Idul Fitri 1444 Hijriah in one house of commissioners of PT Perkebunan Nusantara IV, Atas Wijayanto in City of Medan, North Sumatera Province.

Sofyan said, he was not alone at the time. He was with two smallholders who are also the chairman of cooperation in Aceh Tamiang. “They were Khairul Akbar as the Chairman of Koperasi Kopaska and Matsyah of Koperasi Sinar Cahaya, Aceh Tamiang,” Sofyan said.

He also mentioned, in the meeting, Aceh Tamiang came up as the potential location to construct red palm cooking oil mill. Until now there have been 12 palm oil mills in the region.

Atas Wijayanto, Sofyan continued, also reminded that Aceh Tamiang was one pioneer of industrialization and modernization of palm oil plantations in Indonesia, precisely in 1911. “He said that it is important to construct one red palm oil mill in Aceh Tamiang and every party needs to support it,” Sofyan said. (T5)

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