InfoSAWIT, SIAK – According to Plantation Agency District of Siak, palm oil plantations in the district laid about 328.872,68 hectares; the companies’ ones laid about 120,797.68 hectares.

The people’s plantations laid about 208.075 hectares. But the plantations certified by Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) from the total numbers jut reached 14 percent or about 48.840,07 hectares.

Head of Plantation Agency District of Siak, Irwan Saputra said there are lots to do. ISPO certification process in the district has been starting since 2011 and for the people, it has been starting since 2018.

The agency targeted that in 2025 every palm oil plantation in the district should get ISPO certificate.

Irwan Saputra also mentioned, his side always encourages to get ISPO certificate as mandatory regulation for every planter both the government, the private, and the people.

“ISPO is mandatory program as it is in the President’s Regulation Number 44 / 2020 about Sustainable Palm Oil Plantation Certificate in Indonesia. By the regulation, every planter, stakeholder should have ISPO certificate including if the plantations are funded by the regional budgets or other official sources,” he said, as quoted from  Goriau, Sunday (21/5/2023).

He continued in general ISPO has advantages for every planter, such as, it would improve palm oil governance to be more sustainable, increase acceptance and competition of palm oil and its derivative products in Indonesia and other countries, and increase to reduce green-house gas emission.

Irwan also told there are only 13 palm oil plantation companies that got ISPO certificate in Siak that laid about 46.802,64 Ha. There are 7 unions that got ISPO certificate of the total plantations that laind about 2,037.43 hectares.

"Now we are proposing 24 people’s palm oil plantations that are in partnership with companies, such as, groups to get ISPO proposals,” he said. (T2)