InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Until now Central Kalimantan Province is third crude palm oil (CPO) producer that reached 17,86% of CPO production nationally that reached 46,82 million tons. The second one is West Kalimantan.
Unfortunately, there are much stealing activity of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) by some people. Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) Central Kalimantan Province tried to coordinate with Central Kalimantan Indonesian Police to prevent the stealing.
In the official documents, Central Kalimantan IPOA which was established on 12 November 2003, now grows fast. It started from 55 palm oil plantation companies to be 111 ones in 14 district/city in the province.
The documents with number 029/IPOA-KT/V/2023, Central Kalimantan IPOA emphasized that it is important that the association support the development nationally particularly in the context of palm oil cultivation. The association thought, economic progress within the government’s concept, which is to welfare, would actively need security of investment from the government to realize the fair, prosperous, and welfare people.
“Central Kalimantan IPOA thought it is important to develop the good investment climate in facing challenges and obstacles in palm oil sector,” the document noted as what InfoSAWIT recently got.
Referring to the principles in the Laws Number 39 / 2014 about Plantation, it emphasized the advantages of sustainability, unity, togetherness, openness, justice, development, and progress.
Though palm oil sector develops, there are challenges, such as, business disturbance, and plantation conflicts, for instance, conflicts between the companies and the people, claim of the people on indigenous laws, overlapping areas, and FFB stealing. The last one is happening.
The better FFB price delivered new impacts, which is, the massive FFB stealing. Every prevention has been done, including regular patrol in plantation areas, delivering legal counseling, and supporting legal action according to the available regulation in cooperation with the police.
By the statement members of Central Kalimantan IPOA appreciate the full support for the legal officers’ firm legal action to deal with plantation business disturbance. The members of Central Kalimantan IPOA hope that the legal action would be reinforced in the province to get conducive investment climate and deliver guaranty of safety in (plantation) investment.
For information, by July 2023, FFB stealing massively happened in many companies, for instance, in PT. Bangun Jaya Alam Permai (Best Group), PT. Nabatindo Karya Utama (BGA Group), PT. Buana Artha Sejahtera (Sinarmas Group), PT. Ciptani Kumai Sejahtera (MEDCO Group), PT. Adhitunggal Mahajaya (Sinarmas Group), and PT. Mitra Karya Agroindo (Sinarmas Group).
“And other companies on behalf of the people by saying unreasonable claims,” IPOA noted. (T2)
